ada

ada, 4 months ago

I’ll be wandering around Santiago in Chile in my last full day in South America before coming home.

As an aside, the subway in Chile is called the Metro, and the trains have tyres! I’m sure I’ve heard of something like this somewhere before…

ada, 4 months ago

I don’t federate with any instance that openly houses hate groups. Threads houses hate groups.

There’s a reason for you.

It may not be enough of a reason for you, but that’s a whole different thing to there being “zero reason not to federate”

ada, 4 months ago

The fact that you equate vulnerable communities blocking instances that house hate movements that target them with righteous indignation is genuinely scary…

ada, 4 months ago

Indignation implies that it’s about being offended or upset.

The specific term you used usually carries an implication of pettiness, and of making a big deal out of nothing. The “righteous” part is normally meant in an ironic or sarcastic way.

ada, 4 months ago

For what it’s worth, the replies just now popped on to my instance. That explains the silence on aussie.zone!

ada, 4 months ago

Replies are coming through to me now!

ada, 4 months ago

Yep, they all came through at once