mastodon meltdowns, meta
Yes, it really sucks when an instance shuts down. Yes, it really sucks navigating interpersonal conflicts. Yes, it really sucks discovering that some admins are shitty, actually.
But, consider this: this isn't just about a migration from Twitter to Mastodon - or to fedi, for that matter.
Rather, we're all collectively having to relearn how to build and maintain communities and their infrastructure, after two decades of total reliance on corporations to (fail to) do so.
That *is* going to be a messy process, involving a lot of conflict as people figure things out. For many, it's learning these things the hard way, through trial and error.
It may be painful, but it's very much worth it in the long run. And fedi just happens to be the environment that people learn it in.
mastodon meltdowns, meta
@joepie91 what is this in reference too? What happened?
re: mastodon meltdowns, meta
@sahar Not any one specific event, but more generally the 'drama' that I sometimes see people complain about, it's kind of a recurring topic
(mastodon.lol is just one of the most recent cases)
re: mastodon meltdowns, meta
@joepie91 see — “drama with mastodon.lol” is the thing I was missing. I’ll google it now (but would love links or a rundown if you felt up to it)
mastodon.lol, suicide mention
@sahar Very short summary is that the admin told people to stop spoiling Hogwarts Legacy because it meant more moderation work, this was not well-received by trans folks in particular, their criticisms were ignored (and in a few cases responded to with "kill yourself" from the admin) and then the admin decided to shut down the instance soon.
mastodon.lol, suicide mention
@joepie91 ty