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the fediverse has also been a safe haven for some otherwise marginalized communities too, and I am concerned that a flood of other users that are not familiar w
by jrnichols 4y ago
the fediverse has also been a safe haven for some otherwise marginalized communities too, and I am concerned that a flood of other users that are not familiar with the culture could overwhelm things and change the vibe significantly.
Also worried about what happens when advertisers & corporate money finds its way to the fediverse. Where users go, advertisers always follow, sadly.
We'll see how long this new surge lasts. I have 2 accounts on different instances and watched a 3rd that I used a lot vanish along with the instance itself when it became flooded with very illegal content.
- Kye 4y agoI'm not sure I would call it a safe haven. The same infighting that plagues marginalized communities on Twitter is there on Mastodon. I've had to block entire instances of people I otherwise agree with because they spent all their time making callouts, many quite questionable.