Post #2186147

2023-05-15 16:21 UTC

3/ If this platform continues to grow there will always be a biggest instance and that instance will always have growing pains. I'm not saying dealing with spam from one isn't a PITA but also silencing while they work through it is a perfectly legit way of dealing with it. Maybe you decide to keep it that way. It's your choice and I respect that. What I don't like is the fact that people seem eager to use the nuclear option bc they think that the folks on that instance are expendable simpletons

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@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social 2023-05-15 16:27

4/ In the long run people joining will choose to switch instances if they want to. Trying to guilt, shame, or badger them into doing it is what drives people away. Showing them the benefits, making doing so easier, and offering stable alternatives is what will make it work. If we want Fediverse growth then there are going to be issues like spam and managing differing perspectives without forcing users to switch instances because of them.

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@bikepedantic@transportation.social 2023-05-15 16:25

@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social 110% agree with everything! It just seems like just a little bit of a proxy battle on the fediverse generally moving toward the mainstream

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@corbden@defcon.social 2023-05-15 16:38

@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social I felt expendable when I was complaining about what happened to us at mastodon.lol. A lot of folks seemed to think that dogpiling the admin into quitting was a perfectly fine response to a relatively minor decision they didn’t like.

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