Post AS3YK3nxjZnr5l79Ga by AdvJosh@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #AS35GyXHyCt9D9UZVo by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-26T22:24:49Z
       
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       Interesting stats.A lot of the new people are going back to the bird site, or so it seems.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS35egNX88X7qaEXOS by advances@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-26T22:29:05Z
       
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       @ParadeGrotesque could be the bots mr musk was going to put an end to?
       
 (DIR) Post #AS35kYrE0SZAG4vOD2 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-26T22:30:10Z
       
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       @advances Either that, or people who are just content to lurk, read and never post. Which is fine by me anyway.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS35r53bCaVvrRoyaO by advances@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-26T22:31:20Z
       
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       @ParadeGrotesque Or it could be mr musk adding bogas users so people will start advertising again on his broken platform? I wouldn't put this past the guy.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS35zps12GtDMlZtQ0 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-26T22:32:55Z
       
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       @advances He is not that smart.And we get plenty of bots and advertising accounts as it is, which don't seem to come from the US.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS3YK3nxjZnr5l79Ga by AdvJosh@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-27T03:50:19Z
       
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       @ParadeGrotesqueWell I know some people who have left this instance just because of their frustrations with the people on it. It tends to attract a lot of the same types  and blocks do many instances that the mods don't agree with. Can make it feel a little like an echo chamber. As many tools as there are to control what I see, I would rather control who I interact with rather than have moderators decide what's kosher and to whom I may speak.1/2
       
 (DIR) Post #AS4GyPQp8pafjULEWm by AdvJosh@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-27T03:50:19Z
       
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       @ParadeGrotesqueHonestly, it's even gotten to the point for me that setting up my own instance in on my to do list. I don't want to be an admin for anyone but me and maybe my family, but I do want to have access to all of mastodon so I can control who I interact with. We don't even have reasons why we have instances blocked when I checked our block list.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS4GyPzZ3fNbTEayg4 by ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-01-27T12:10:37Z
       
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       @AdvJosh I can understand your position, but, believe me, this is also something that is discussed *a lot* among moderators.We block individuals & entire instances for the following reasons: advertisement, sexual services, pedophilia, homophobia or transphobia, racism or extreme right positions, antivax. That's it.By all means, feel free to create your own instance if you feel this is excessive. And don't misunderstand me: this is not condescending, this is one of the benefits of Mastodon.