Post #4052903

2026-07-24 03:24 UTC

@benpate@mastodon.social @scottjenson@social.coop @thisismissem@hachyderm.io Or worse ... the purpose ends up being corrupted to meet the needs of a MISuser. Only a tiny few of us have not experienced the abuses of corporate social media manipulation, which means most of us are wary of SOMEthing, with good cause from our past experiences. I don't think it's so much what our tools (products) would look like; I think it is that our greater community needs trust and reassurance that their safety is considered.

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@johannab@cosocial.ca 2026-07-24 03:28

@benpate@mastodon.social @scottjenson@social.coop @thisismissem@hachyderm.io The way that all came out in one of my first design exercises was "Great. you have clearly identified and accommodated your target clients' needs. Now go find 12 important stakeholders you have neglected to even think of so far, and design for them too." An architect in a workshop I attended but this into practice by considering the experiences on the sidewalks of people who would never enter the buildings he designed.

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@benpate@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 03:28

@johannab@cosocial.ca @scottjenson@social.coop @thisismissem@hachyderm.io This really gets to the heart of things. When we deal online with anonymous avatars, there’s a danger, and unknown that increases everyone’s anxiety. Compare that to talking to people you’ve met in person even once, or shared a few video conferences with. The nature of this medium pushes people into a stress position.. so every interaction starts off guarded.

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