@berniethewordsmith@masto.es
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berniethewordsmith

@berniethewordsmith@masto.es

Periodista y documentalista. Stop the Gaza genocide. Tuiteo sobre #cibercultura, #rol, #medios, #literaturafantástica y #cienciaficción. #journalist #archivist #librarian. Posts are deleted after 2 months with some exceptions. Las publicaciones se borran a los dos meses para evitar el rastreo por parte de brokers de datos con políticas dudosas de retención y uso de los mismos.

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Gargron, to random
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Me, feeding 2 people and 2 cats on a 60k EUR salary without benefits (because technically self-employed), reading those comments that claim a 501(c)(3) is some kind of nefarious scheme to hide money 😐

berniethewordsmith,
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@aenea @Gargron I agree with Aenea here. I think this deserves some FAQ in a similar way you guys did with the Threads federation. There are many people (yours truly included) that is not knowledgeable of some of these intricacies, which is what is generating the dissatisfaction

janettespeyer, to fediverse
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Question for fedi experts. What are the benefits of hosting your own instance? #fediverse #mastodon

berniethewordsmith,
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@TerryHancock @janettespeyer @AndyScott I can host my mom and be her VIP tech support/ always-on-call express lane / specialized moderation team

evan, to random
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Even if you have been actively working to undermine this network by promoting Bluesky or Nostr, the Fediverse has a place for you. There is so much work still to be done, and we'd all appreciate your help.

berniethewordsmith,
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@evan How can the non-coders help? Asking for a friend

deadsuperhero, to random
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Just because someone specializes in something you don’t like doesn’t mean they’re some kind of villain.

A lawyer specializes in advising and defending AI model creators? Tough titties: somebody has to do that job, and everyone deserves representation in a court of law. It’s better if someone specializes and knows the ins and outs.

A former Twitter cofounder did business as an angel investor and maybe some VC stuff? Okay, in what capacity? A guy who has repeatedly started companies giving his insights to new startups doesn’t have to be this malicious, predatory thing.

But no, half of you hear “Masto board has Twitter guy and AI/Blockchain bro”, and the community immediately erupts into hysterics while doing exactly zero research on any of these people.

berniethewordsmith,
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@deadsuperhero Not saying they are villains. But I honestly think we need more explanation here. A good chunk of people around this place treat VC and AI stuff as a toxic asset and the eyebrows that are raised tend to be the same which were raised regarding Threads federation. I actually thought that the Threads FAQ was a good one, so I suggested same type of explainer is released in this case.

berniethewordsmith,
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@deadsuperhero Anyways, the good thing about Fedi is that its nature will not allow market destruction. There is a W3C standard here and enough software for everyone to go to their preferred place. I also thing that most of the reactions come from a place of love, not of destruction. Many people think this place is better than others, and will be very vocal if they feel any threat. Explanations are vital. Which by the way makes the works of folks like WeDistribute very important ⭐

berniethewordsmith, to threads
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Ah, is that time again for unsolicited opinions about #threads and #Meta let's gooo. Spoiler alert: If you like corporate social media, you are not going to like this thread🧵

berniethewordsmith,
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Can you IMAGINE the rage of the persons and the collectives targeted by Chaya when they see us welcoming a company that are enablers of people that want them dead. Do you expect then to be CIVIL about it? My brothers in Batman, there is no debate here.

berniethewordsmith,
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So, no. I will not defend for people here to lose their safe spaces because we want to be "the future" and the "cool thing". LGTBQ+ people, furries, made this place what it is nowadays. They built good stuff that I have the fucking privilege to enjoy every day, and I feel grateful for

berniethewordsmith,
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Many people, trans people among them, see this place as a safe haven to express themselves. Mind you, the safety of this space didn't came from nowhere. They had to fight for every inch of territory against the bigots. They ousted them on some Nazi islands and blew the bridges. The battle is not over doh. Admins and volunteers take care of this place in a way that a multi-million dollar company newer would

berniethewordsmith,
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In the meantime, Meta has being demonstrating its capacity for moderation by hosting checks notes:

  • LibsOfTiktok, the harassment account driven by the stochastic terrorist Chaya Raichik
berniethewordsmith,
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So no, I will not tell you that is cool for #Meta to arrive here. Nor I will censor you. Instead of that, I will tell you that we owe this people a lot, and that people hosted by Meta want them GONE, for Christ's sake. These people deserves our care and protection. And even if we do not speak about money, there is something very easy to give to them when they give you a free lesson:

Some. Fucking. Respect.

GIF showing the words The End and black and white cinema style flames in the background

berniethewordsmith,
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Well, suffice to say, people that depended on Fedi to have a safe social media experience had strong opinions. And they expressed them to me. Let's say I was thoroughly educated that day

berniethewordsmith,
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When I learned about the plans for #Threads to federate, I was just arriving to Fedi. So of course I had an idiotic opinion about it; Meta federation would be good for us. To say I acted as an uneducated moron would be an understatement

berniethewordsmith,
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My (oh so wrong) line of thinking was something like this: there are millions of people locked in Facebook systems and it's difficult for them to leave. @pluralistic mentions this with the term "switching costs" in his now seminal piece about how corporate social media networks die https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/?amp

So, if Facebook exposed part of its jail to Fedi, that would make easier for us to rescue our relatives, friends etc.

berniethewordsmith,
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is so easy to understand that even a male cis westerner like me can get it: A coalition of servers want the shit machine as far from their gardens as possible. Because they built those gardens with suffering and lots of love.

aral, to random
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You know what was so refreshing about the early days of the fediverse? No fucking neoliberals. But, like a bad rash, they’re back.

berniethewordsmith,
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@aral Are they? Wow I must be very good at curating my timeline. Well, I think neoliberals are going to find this place a bit... Harsh

deadsuperhero, to random
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Okay, if you’re on , @moshidon is legit a fantastic client for Android. This is straight up my default client now. It supports:

  • Markdown / MFM
  • Emoji Reacts
  • Quote Posts
  • Bubble Timeline

Plus it looks great, has a ton of customization options, and you can tweak a ton of different pieces to make it do what you want?!

berniethewordsmith,
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@deadsuperhero @moshidon I do not use akkoma, but Moshidon is my client of reference regardless. It's a badass app. No other Masto app made me as comfortable as this one

Lillian, to random

Question for the fediverse:
When you come across content/behaviors you dislike on the social web, what do you believe are the most effective and fair methods for responding?
How can you or other users express concerns while respecting both community guidelines AND foster constructive dialogue?

berniethewordsmith,
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@deadsuperhero @Lillian I'm with Sean there. I would say that the fat that it affects others or not would be key on my reaction. Also important is to discover if the other person would be willing to reconsider their position. So, to summarize:

  1. Would this affect others? If not, may be it's better not to engage.

  2. If Yes to number 1, does it seem like the person making the point wants to engage in comstructing debate? If Yes, I may try to engage in a civil manner. But...

  3. If I see that the point is being made in bad faith, my observation may take the form of a rebuttal.

  4. Final rule: if possible, never act like on this XKCD strip: https://xkcd.com/386/

rhipratchett, to random

Dad… it’s been 9 years. In our family collection of blurry, squinty and poorly composed photos around the world, I found this - a typical Pratchett shot since we are 1)Not looking at the camera 2)focused on food and 3) embracing hat wearing. The trifecta. Miss you always. ❤️

berniethewordsmith,
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@rhipratchett GNU Terry Pratchett

lzg, to random
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    berniethewordsmith,
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    @lzg What do you use for tracking?

    weirdwriter, to bookstodon

    I just saw a disclaimer in front of a book where the author actually felt that they had to justify why they actively did not include any homophobia in the book and that instantly made me very sad because you know this actually happened in the past where readers wrote to a writer and actually got super furious at them for creating a utopia in a book. Sometimes, I read things like this and I really don’t know what criticism to take seriously and what I should ignore. You, as a reader, might not like hearing this, but did you ever stop to think that maybe the reason why an author created a world with no homophobia in it because they just want to give some joy and a story without traumatizing some of their readers? Maybe they just wanna give Their readers and escape from the real world for a little while? I sincerely don’t believe for one minute that it’s erasing homophobia in the real world. I just can’t imagine anybody sincerely getting outraged over that, just blows my mind. @bookstodon

    berniethewordsmith,
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    @weirdwriter @bookstodon I am a game master, and it's very different because coherence here is not a must. That said, all the cats and dogs in my games are immortal. Of course, reasons differ. But if this is fantasy, anything can be possible

    berniethewordsmith, to random Spanish
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    En Soria han encargado un estudio para entender la falta de camareros. Ahora saben que se explica con malos horarios y malos salarios. Hicieron un estudio para eso. You gotta be fucking kidding me

    https://www.xataka.com/magnet/soria-han-encargado-estudio-para-entender-falta-camareros-ahora-saben-que-se-explica-solo-dos-palabras

    berniethewordsmith,
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    • Patronal: Nadie quiere trabajar 🤔
    • Trabajadores: Pagad mejor 💰
    • Patronal: No entendemos lo que pasa 🤔
    • Sindicatos: Que paguéis mejor 💰
    • Patronal: Contemplad la tristeza de este bar-
    • Gente: Oye, tenéis problemas de comprensión o algo, que os estamos diciendo que-
    • Patronal: 🤔 Hmmm Hagamos un estudio para-
    • Consultora: En este PowerPoint vamos a explicaros que sois un canto rodado por parte de padre y vamos a poner gráficos molones para explicaros que PAGUÉIS MÁS, ¿LO QUERÉIS EN COMIC SANS????
    berniethewordsmith, to random Spanish
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    Estoy viendo las cosas horribles que están pasando en EEUU con los derechos reproductivos de las mujeres. Recordad: Vox no tienen nada que envidiarles. Si alguna vez llegan al gobierno de la nación, lo harán. Y cosas peores

    berniethewordsmith, to random
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    Beautiful movie poster on Flickr by Tom Muller https://www.flickr.com/photos/hellomuller/2924230755

    berniethewordsmith, to mastodon
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    [Captain America detention meme] So, you saw as a great idea to create a non-profit for with an AI bro in one of the chairs and you announced it in this social network, which is full of cyberpunks, antifa folks and anticapitalists

    berniethewordsmith, to random
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    Question for the well versed in fashion, what is up with that ass-flap thing she is wearing???? I mean, what is THAT?

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