racism on the fedi
People new to the fediverse should be made aware that, regrettably, it is still a very white space. Black people, indigenous people and people of color have been subject to all kinds of racist harassment and other bullshit on here.
This is a thing that may be difficult to grasp, especially for people new to the fedi, and especially for white people who are not affected by racism. It can be subtle. It can fly under the radar. And everyone on here is a leftist anyway, aren't leftists supposed to be anti-racist?
In my more than two years on this platform, I have learned that no, just because somebody is a leftist and proclaims to be anti-racist in their bio or their instance's terms of service, doesn't mean they won't side with white racists and join in on the bullying of BIPOC on here when push come to shove. And frankly, that's fucking atrocious
Mutual Aid, Asking for Help for a Friend
A friend in the #plural community I am a part of reached out to us for help, because they need a phone that they can use outside of their parents' control. So if anyone could help them out, that would be great! #MutualAid
So here's the biggest tip I can give you if you're using Mastodon's web interface...
Someone sent you a link to a post on an external site and you really wanna fave and boost it but you don't know how?
You can copy and paste the URL the search box and it'll show it in your local UI!
Most important undocumented feature of Mastodon's web UI IMO. You're welcome.
but don't donate to the official mastodon project lol
gargron isn't by any means hanging by a thread financially like lotsa peeps on here, and that's to say nothing about the bullshit he does
smaller instance admins are the real ones hurting here
as well as peeps in the #MutualAid hashtag
if you find yourself inclined towards giving back to the fediverse at some point, start there instead
ok new users around : do not fucking give money to eugen and the mastodon project. there's a whole community of marginalised people around it who do a lot of the work and will see None of it while he spends it on making this place worse. give to your instance, give to other fediverse projects, give to everyone who needs money around here. eugen gets way enough
#FediTips don’t use your legal name as your username when you sign up because there’s a pretty good chance you will want to change it within a year or two
This is not really a joke
Headmate stuff
So apparently we have a new headmate that recently emerged after the trauma of a collapsing friend group had happened. She was based on a now ex-friend of ours who has since denounced the person she's based on, and gave herself a new form and identity.
She's turned out to be a pretty assertive sort and had been requesting a lot of spicy and sour foods. She's currently learning how the rest of us does music. She herself is a composer, loves moths and astronomy.
EFF on KiwiFarms
You're either against Kiwifarms or you're a fascist enabler. Everything else is just pointless fluff.
@eff PS I will instablock all douchenozzles who are well actualling me. Don’t be a douchenozzle.
suicide
@eff Being “neutral” about e.g. an online forum harassing, doxxing and swatting people and driving them into suicide is not possible.
You’re either for or against it. If you’re not against it, you’re for it. Especially if you _literally host that forum and make money from it_.
What in the fuck is wrong with you?
Dear @eff, your recent article (“Infrastructure Providers Should Stay Out of Content Policing”) is deeply flawed ridiculous illogical bullshit.
Everyone, on every level needs to keep harm away from others.
Everything else just makes you a collaborator in, enabler of, and profiteer from hate.
Artist and Composer. Trans plural voidpunk anarchist and antifa nonbinary gremlin. My voice is for the oppressed, and I shall fight for freedom with no quarter, so that those around me won't have to.
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> Velvet Silmeria (Fae/They/She/Ey/He)
Räsvelg AY-N4 Tiyaga (Kit/Bit/She/They)
Lenneth Crimson (She/Xey/They/It)
Ashlynn Valefor (Xey/They/It/She)
Ricardo Sophia du Sol (Ey/He/They)
Saturnine Stargazer (She/They/It)
Innominat (They/Them)
Yuri Sunbreaker (It/She)