damonoutlaw

@damonoutlaw@moth.social

Daddy. Blogger. Engineer. Tech enthusiast https://staging.bsky.app/profile/damon.bsky.social

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GWillow, to random

Twitter somehow gets worse week by week--right now it is an unusable swamp of right wing conspiracy theory, wave after wave of racism (there is currently an "invasion" underway at the southern border that must be stopped by lethal force) crypto bros, and bots selling high-follower accounts. Amazing really.

damonoutlaw,

@GWillow thank you for sharing this. As I from the beginning have attempted to educate users & attempted to persuade others to inform how BlueSky would be closer to a Mastodon experience. People have made up their minds that this is Twitter 2.0 and now are grappling with reality v their expectations which were never rooted in truth.

damonoutlaw,

@GWillow I have attempted to route people towards T2 which is actively marketing itself as early Twitter. This is why I believe instead of viewing BlueSky as an enemy those of us from Mastodon have an opportunity to educate and facilitate learning.

damonoutlaw, to fediverse

I do believe more users should use there’s a lot that the team and users in general can learn from those in the and clear up misconceptions

damonoutlaw,

@fringe If I come across more I will be happy to provide you with one. There is a lot to learn. We should be empowering and educating others. Not viewing it as a competition

damonoutlaw,

@srijan I believe they will. It takes patience, care and persistence

damonoutlaw,

@supernovae the gatekeeping is a big deterrent for people that have an interest in using Mastodon. It does mastodon a great disservice

damonoutlaw,

@supernovae @atomicpoet @mekkaokereke are both on there and have several times attempted to educate people

damonoutlaw,

@mekkaokereke @supernovae @atomicpoet correct. Also a big part of the current growth of Bluesky is due to minority women. They feel safe there & have shared their attempts to come to Mastodon did not prove welcoming nor safe. AOC is a minority & she aligns with how they feel. If she heard about those mastodon stories from ppl like her why would she make the attempt?

damonoutlaw,

@mekkaokereke @supernovae @atomicpoet @Are0h My team is also working on a solution. As too many people have been told “go elsewhere or make something yourself” from the gatekeeping crowd. Thus, that is what’s happening. We can have open ears, hearts and mind to start. Not just ready to jump in with an explanation and or solution. We have to build trust & then provide the solutions

damonoutlaw,

@supernovae @mekkaokereke @atomicpoet makes sense.The thing is safety is multilayered. It’s not as simple as a block. There’s a number of reasons why minority women do not feel safe. It’s always better to start there. Engage in good faith, be willing to be silent and just listen. It’s not about us or our feelings, it’s about them being heard and valued.

damonoutlaw,

@atomicpoet @mekkaokereke @supernovae those are valid questions. But to 1) he’s only 1/3 members with his eyes on Nostr 2) There is where I believe those of us that believe in the can offer assistance and education. The devs are easily accessible. I do believe their custom algorithms on the user & instance level will be of huge benefit in terms of moderation

damonoutlaw,

@davidslifka wow this is fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to put this together

damonoutlaw,

@atomicpoet @supernovae @mekkaokereke yes, I’ve absolutely noted your contributions in that regard. That’s why I would like others to join Mastodon and attempt the good educating work you are doing.

damonoutlaw,

@muteki @LinuxAndYarn @mekkaokereke @supernovae @atomicpoet when I am provided more codes I will provide you with one

damonoutlaw,

@supernovae @atomicpoet @mekkaokereke I have noticed that & I appreciate that. If we are truly believers in decentralisation then this is the way we must conduct ourselves. We must have the public forum and lend our ears. Otherwise we create the environments that big social has but instead of millionaires & bod we are the ones to blame.

damonoutlaw,

@atomicpoet @supernovae @mekkaokereke this is correct and what I’ve warned the team against. They were experiencing a fallacy. It was set up for them to fail the more users they invited & they became accustomed to the single instance experience. It is almost always better to be proactive than reactive. They had the opportunity to get out in front of this

damonoutlaw,

@Ciantic @atomicpoet @supernovae @mekkaokereke it’s not entirely that. I believe their custom algorithms on the user & instance level if it functions they way they say will put it above Mastodons moderation. But, moderation means different things to different people. One lady came at me b/c she essentially wanted to know that users could be deleted & once explained why it’s not possible she lost it. It’s also been explained to them that they can form their own communities & offer extremely

damonoutlaw,

@Ciantic @atomicpoet @supernovae @mekkaokereke high/tight moderation. One of the problems is that many users do not want this power nor do they believe someone not from the bsky team should have this power.

damonoutlaw,

@UncivilServant this is not even remotely true. I’m on it daily and I talk to a few of the people they give bulk invites to. They have even asked people to warn them before any government officials and celebrities are brought on

damonoutlaw,

@rolle that’s absolutely fine. It’s that same attitude that has turned people away & what others are actively trying to work against

damonoutlaw,

@UncivilServant your message masked absolutely no sense. I never stated that they are hostile & you first sentence is out there. They want to be able to better serve and take care of government officials that is their reasoning behind this. Sheesh

damonoutlaw,

@atomicpoet @davidslifka @supernovae @mekkaokereke I agree. Let’s not ignore the in my discord server I’ve attempted to provide some resources to help educate people on

damonoutlaw,

@peterbutler it’s invite only still. The primary instance will remain invite only . It’s not exclusive to influencers. There’s 65K + members

damonoutlaw,

@smitten absolutely. I don’t believe in making BlueSky the enemy. I believe in educating, empowering and in user choice. I’m hoping over time we can have improvement

damonoutlaw, to random

@ivory I signed up for the beta but it’s telling me I’m on a free trial even though I’m a premium member.

damonoutlaw,

@ivory thank you

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damonoutlaw,

@ivory @srijan use the info here

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