Post #4076815

2026-07-24 22:54 UTC

@jdp23@neuromatch.social This would be wonderful, but in any large group, relying on norms, training, and education is not enough. Human nature is universal, and bullies (of all backgrounds) are going to use the tools we give them regardless of culture. So saying “people just need to act right” means we’ll be waiting forever. I *do* appreciate your other note, with an actionable list of tools we can make. Because this isn’t a technology problem, but that’s the only place we can actually make change.

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@jdp23@neuromatch.social 2026-07-25 00:15

I'm certainly not saying that relying on norms, training, and education is enough. But as my friend SHireen Mitchell of Stop Online Violence Against Women says, #NoTechFixForHumanBehavior And there absolutely are ways other than technology we can actually make change. There absolutely are area of fedi running the same technology that are much more inclusive, even running the same technology. And it's not magic, it's just hard work that most people with privilege decide not to prioritize. For example, the tactics in 5 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people are every bit as actionable as my other suggestions, and it's pretty straightforward to apply these ideas to other areas of inclusivity as well. But most high-profile white, male, European/Canadiean/US-ian (etc) influencers here don't do those things regulary -- and that's the behavior that others model, which reinforces the norm for white, male, European/Canadian/USian people that it's just fine not to do these things. Until that changes, no matter what progress there is on the tech front, the Fediverse isn't going to serve the vast majority of people. @benpate@mastodon.social

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