@seachanger @Hey_Beth oddly, that's the reverse of my experience. People here were much meaner to me for a while, though it's calmed down. And I haven't see the meanness on Bluesky. Just goes to show how people end up with very different experiences on different apps.
@mmasnick @seachanger @Hey_Beth
The “Mastodon scolds” can be puritanical in nature, but it’s not mean nor cruel.
Also, the scolds tend to manifest in accounts with 3,000+ followers.
IOW, they are easy to ignore.
@paninid @mmasnick @seachanger @Hey_Beth Speaking from experience, yes, they can be mean and cruel
One of the worst experiences I ever had on social media was when I said that I have a legitimate use case for quote posts on Mastodon
On top of the harassment, the dog piling, and the ableism, I received a strike from my instance because, and I quote, "if you don't like Mastodon, you don't have to use it”. I wasn't saying I don't like Mastodon, I was saying quote posts would be useful for me.
@paninid @mmasnick @seachanger @Hey_Beth
That’s very dismissive of you. You don’t know what he means by mean. I’ve seen death threats here, that pretty much made an admin leave the Fedi. Racism is just scolding either
I wasn’t intending to be dismissive.
Individual sensitivities does mean there’s a range to “mean.” One person’s “cruel” is like water off a duck’s back for another.
Racism and death threats are *beyond* mean or cruel and in the territory of socially unacceptable and ILLEGAL.
Content moderation and admin work is a noble vocation.
Unfortunately, many of the people who raise their hands and ask to do it, shouldn’t be given the privilege.
@paninid @Damon @seachanger @Hey_Beth fwiw i did not take it as dismissive at all