so much bad shit went down here in that 2016-2018 window. i mean i'm glad some of you all have good memories.
it's just weird how romanticized mastodon gets sometimes
@confusedcharlot The Fediverse can look super different depending on where you're looking at it from. The instances I was on, and the people I followed, I didn't see any of that.
@confusedcharlot there was a lot of horrible stuff as well, but it would be weird to be like "ah remember how a clique formed and tried to run lots of people out of here"
@confusedcharlot yea ive noticed that ppl are touting mastodon in a way that isnt entirely...honest
racism, volunteer burnout, actual nazis, just yikes