One of the things I find least attractive about masto at this point is the treatment of all things political as a verboten subject. We just bombed another country. I have friends who are scared about getting deported. I also have friends who will lose their jobs due to funding cuts. I guess I'm supposed to ignore all that? Yes, it's depressing, but I worry if communities try to pretend this stuff doesn't exist they'll just let it happen.
@deafferret masto is short for mastodon in general. It seems like it is far from consensus but many people feel like politics deserves a content warning. This instance seems like other big instances in that regard. I disagree, and will proceed as normal.