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.
@nirak I don't think it's a matter of ignoring it. It's choosing whether or not to engage *here*.
@pearwaldorf I guess I don't see the point of a social network where you have to ignore large parts of your life in order to participate.
@nirak Do you post about everything going on in your life to, say, Facebook? We edit all of our experiences for public(ish) consumption in one way or another.
And hiding something under a cut isn't making it "verboten". It's letting people know you're talking about something they may not want to engage with right now.
@pearwaldorf I do post a lot on social networks. I stay off of facebook precisely because people tell me I should only post happy stuff. I guess I was hoping for a place more balanced than that.