Lmao now my PR to remove trending hashtags is getting negative reactions 👌 👌
Look y'all here because I built Mastodon the way I wanted and you happened to like it. If you no longer like it that's your own business, don't give me shit about your failed expectations. There's the door, there's the code, there's the alternatives. The shit I've received today just because I was open to something that a part of the community wanted is completely inacceptable.
@gargron
I love what you created, Mastodon has become my main social media platform.
Just like you I would really like Mastodon to grow even bigger.
I just hope you realise that growth will inevitably lead to more drama. Imagine if you have a inconsequential update and 1% of your users like it and 1% hate it.
If the total amount of users grows so will the absolute number of vocal supporters/haters.
You will need a system to handle this inevitability.
@gargron
This does not excuse the shit-storm, it is still unwarranted and undeserved.
But since it is also a certainty, when you are looking at serious growth, I hope you will find a way to cope with it.
Through software, through a human community manager or something else altogether. You will encounter this again, and you will need a better solution.