Here's one absolute truth I know about the fedi.

Bigots have more support and acceptance than progressive, and forward-thinking people do. There is a reason so many Black and Brown instances have come and gone, but the domains on many blocklists are so consistent.

No technology on Earth can fill that gap.

With so many new people coming in, the fedi is at a crossroads and needs to decide what kind of culture it wants.

Either it's going to be a space where bigots feel comfortable, or it's going to be a place that actively supports new and fresh ideas where people from any background can come and find community.

It cannot be both.

@Are0h The "bigoted" instances sometimes have to fight hosts or registrars while the only thing you have to fight is slurs on your screen. This speaks more about your weaknesses than about your enemies strengths.

@matrix @Are0h

Oh, isn't that one asshole that had that one instance?

It's ironic that he talks about "feeling comfortable" when I caught the dude several times talking shit to some users that I've never seen do anything wrong
@matrix @coolboymew @Are0h wasn't it rage.love ? definitely remember this exact user being a racial supremacist, lying about reasons for instance blocks, and spreading fud about innocent people. Once argued with a trans woman and a cis lesbian about how their opinions didn't matter because they were perceived to be white. Sad part is, the entire conversation was just him being extremely hostile for absolutely no reason and them just asking legitimate questions or taking the conversation seriously. Every ridiculous leap of logic lead to another ridiculous leap of logic, all the while being very accusatory, rude, dismissive, holier than thou, and generally an asshole.
@matrix @coyote @Are0h I didn't know if there as multiple instances, but I remember play vicious
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