And, right on cue, someone complains about my "political" posts not having a content warning.
Let me explain: fuck you.
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@mattblaze if your going to rant about someone rading wanting wanting content warnings on political topics
then let ME explain: fuck you
@Li Please explain why you believe you have the right to expect strangers to censor their expression to conform to your personal preferences and interests. Alternatively, please explain how anything I have posted has harmed you.
@mattblaze please explain why you think your tantrum over adding a cw is "censorship" and trumps other peoples ability to decide for themselves what they want to see or not;
also its harmful because 1- it overrides my consent and insists i must see your bullshit, but 2- do you even know what a fucking trigger is?? (obviously not or you wouldnt post shit like this-)
let me tell you, i have cPTSD, certain topics cause me to completely fucking break apart sometimes for the entire day, during this time, i am unable to do like anything, this is very much harmful to me,
this has happened from fedi, even, in posts, talking about politics; and other topics, especially if those topics are just (laundering harm done through the state- like e.g politics often is-)
I started this and didn't expect to come down on your side, but I think you're in the right here. I CW us pol and trumpic stuff 'cuz I know people just filter that. I'm sure I miss a few--I tend to be comfortable with ideas and horrible things that most people aren't inured to. I'm not perfect, but I agree with the principle. Thanks. Wasn't sure how I felt about this until you two explicated it.
@Uair @Li Could you please explain what post of mine has harmed you? I’m genuinely confused. I don’t want to harm anyone. Really.
I try not to post anything that could be reasonably anticipated to cause harm. But I can’t guarantee that everyone will find everything I post to be of interest, or even that something I post about might not make someone uncomfortable.
@mattblaze @Li I don't understand this hyper-aggressive shaming when someone doesn't use a CW for everything you may not want to see in your feed. Like, you can block Matt and never see his posts, right? That's in your control, use it.
@mattblaze I find content warnings triggering. What am I supposed to do? 😉
@mattblaze I haven't had rhe energy to "Internet" for awhile now, but nice to know the climate hasn't changed any.
@mattblaze Although I'm with you on the CW Thing - one may filter out political terms oneself - you are becoming more and more rude lately (or always were?) and somewhat whiny/touchy about these things. My consequence? I won't block or mute you, but unfollow. This is not the kind of behaviour I expect from people on this network, even less so from someone who is a scientist/researcher.
@Gilgamesch You totally remind me of some random blathering about "evolutionary economics" on BSky when you say this. And when you do say this, you remind me of the manifest moral cowardice we see almost everywhere today, quite unlike the Atomic Scientists of Chicago in 1945 who were mostly of The Greatest Generation. @mattblaze @cstross @kimcrawley @davidgerard
@bms48 @mattblaze @cstross
Oh I can be incredible rude, when it's appropriate.
And maybe I'm not aware of the initial post, that warrants such behaviour, but wishing for CW on political matters is hardly the same as e.g. propagating a fascist world view. (Burn them on a stake!) Everything is political. Just ignore the special snowflakes without insulting anyone is all I'm saying. (See what I did there? 😜)
As for evolutionary economics, well... I don't know what that is and probably don't care.
@Gilgamesch @bms48 @cstross I’m curious. What did I ever do or say to make you believe I’d be even slightly interested in your opinion on what I should and shouldn’t post, random stranger? I realize you think my language is beneath my station, but I will, I assure you, find a way to live with your disapproval.
@Gilgamesch Do whatever you want. I really don’t give a shit if you think I’m too rude to trolls. Sounds like a you problem.
@mattblaze @Gilgamesch Being rude to trolls in front of an audience is one of the few perks of being slightly famous on social media.
@cstross @mattblaze @Gilgamesch now there’s a level of fame that feels worth aspiring too.
@cstross @Gilgamesch Not famous enough to get a good table at a restaurant when it’s fully booked, but famous enough to be able to speak my mind as I see fit, is good enough for me.
@mattblaze mate, I vote for progressive candidates, donate big chunks of my money to progressive causes. I recycle. I do everything I fucking can to do things right.
I have no more energy left to get outraged at problems on the other side of the world I can do nothing to help. I am burned out.
So if you or anyone else posts unfilterable politics about causes I can't do a damn thing about other than get upset about, you go on the naughty list.
And I get this shit bubble up in the trending page?
In conclusion: fuck you too, buddy!
@Hyperlynx You might not have learned about Mastodon’s new policy where you’re no longer required to follow me or read my posts. In fact, if they really bother you, you can even mute or block my account.
So I no longer feel the least bit obliged to cater my posts to the whims of every censorious asshole on the planet who wants to control what I write about.
@mattblaze @Hyperlynx And we can make our own CWs by creating Mutes on words and terms, with completely invisible if we really want to keep out timelines clear.
@mattblaze I'll second that explanation. 🙄🤦♀️
@mattblaze
Back around 2015, my brother complained about stuff I was posting on Facebook and would i please stop it. I told him "my page, my posts." He was free to unfollow or block, whatever he chose.
@mattblaze fuck you is a perfectly fine content warning if you change your mind
The Block button is your friend :)
Sadly, they didn't get to see that, because I blocked them before I posted it.
That's always the emotional dilemma of blocking, isnt it. When i tell someone I'm blocking them, which is rare, i almost never actually do, because i dont want to miss anything. But i never respond ever again.
Seriously, if you're allergic to posts about election technology, you really, really, shouldn't follow me. Or at least keep an epi pen on hot standby.
@mattblaze the thing that is incredible to me about all of this, is on mastodon there's no "algorithm", it's all opt-in directly by your choices. So people are complaining to other people about their own choices, as if they're entitled to direct others.
In any event, let me tap the sign, which is clearly posted as a pinned post:
@mattblaze Maybe US politics has become so obscene that it warrants for the same precautions as adult content would ... 🤔
@mattblaze
Mastodon should have a way to put a universal content warning on an account. I.e. do not follow this account if you might be upset by something I might post.
"We're not asking you not to post about US politics. We're just asking you to use a content warning. We're being very reasonable, and your refusal to do so now that we've asked is unreasonable and hostile"
Oh, I'm sorry I wasn't clear. Fuck you.
During fascism and potential election tampering, people’s biggest problems being your posts is wild to me.
