Do you like the people on the Fediverse?
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@evan Oh, and I forgot about the time a white supremacist followed me hoping to get an automatic follow back. I'm so glad you can remove followers now!
@evan If it were up to me, fedi would be more diverse -- not in the "more minorities sense" -- but in the sense of there being more people of different ages and interests.
Outside computers, queer stuff and cats, there aren't many other people here to talk about the other things I like because there aren't a lot of youngish millennial women here.
I 100% agree with @golemwire about pessimism on Trending too. It's highly unpleasant.
I think online communication — of which Fediverse is now the culmination — mirror that quote from the Conrad's _The Heart of Darkness_, something like:
“The human mind is the most dangerous thing because everything is in it.”
These spaces are the best and the worst of everything humans can think.
And in dark times like these, it leans to the worst.
So, I voted: “No, but…”
@evan in general, yes, but that's partly because i block anyone i don't like :)
@evan The vast majority are amazing but.... there is a tiny subset that wants to police everyone else to enforce their rules and it just gets SO OLD
@evan Yes. Even if I blocked you it ain't personal and I hope you're doing well. We're all on a journey and what a place this is turning out to be!
@evan I follow people either if I know them well or if I look at their profile and am interested in their posts. Some people I follow are: @Kaliah , @Haven_of_dreams , @elliottman98 , @Ethan_edwards , @samtupy , @maysoncabo , @cartertemm , @Evdog1245 , @stevo399 , @lexipic , @grace , @MS26 , @MutedTrampet , @BrailleScreen All these people post really cool things. I have a small number of people I follow but like seeing everything that's posted on my home feed. All these people post really cool things.
@evan Most of them, a few crazy's like everyware.
@evan I went with "Yes, but", but it could just as easily have been "No, but". I've met some truly great people here who I consider friends. It also seems to house more than its fair share of assholes. I find myself reluctant to talk to people unless I've known them for a while. These days, if I interact, I tend to keep things clinical.
@mike who are some good ones?
@evan the vast majority of people I've interacted with on the Fediverse have been wonderful people. I'm aware this isn't necessarily representative of the Fediverse as a whole. I feel that my instance does a pretty good job of moderation, and I am somewhat selective of who I follow.
@keydelk any good people in particular?
@evan lots. Some of my favorite people to follow are @GeePawHill - always has great insight and seems like he would be a lot of fun to hang out with. @pluralistic, @WeirdWriter, @cstross and @susankayequinn are some of my favorite writers on here. And I discovered some awesome video games by @eniko and by @clarus
@evan@cosocial.ca only some of them
@anemone gimme three names!
@evan@cosocial.ca Hmm, hard to pick 3, but
sun@shitposter.world
vriska@lizards.live
subnetter@shitposter.world
sun@shitposter.world
vriska@lizards.live
subnetter@shitposter.world
Yes! So many awesome earthlings on here, nerding out on the weirdest topics. My ever-curious brain is so grateful for all of you!
@airwhale name some names?
@evan
I specially dislike the people who makes polls.
@paelnever That can be fixed.
@evan Yes, but… no social platform isn’t without having awful humans participating.
@evan Yes.
Occasionally when a "but" gets in, so do the multiple levels of block.
Then we are back to plain "Yes".
