Post B51Uq8Ap3N1bb1EWa8 by chiefterror@cyberpunk.lol
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 (DIR) Post #B50vRRN52ip5V9SSnY by TeflonTrout@beige.party
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       so Fedi is an echo chamber, sez a recent unnamed toot.  I see that too.But then they go on to say we should stop bullying fucking assholes (people with "other" viewpoints, like AI shills) and letting them play in our jungle gym.The toot has already got tons of replies, but I just wanted to say:No. Fuck you.  This community is chock full of people from marginalized communities, and any push to get us to "open up" to people with "different viewpoints" that include fucking fascist autocorrect bots that are shredding the net to devour it is just fucking stupid.I don't give a shit if Fedi grows.  I rather like being a place where people from famous artists like Micheal Whelen, to community instigators like VantaBlack and PhoenixSerenity feel comfortable interacting with everyone directly.The people most in favor of this fucking nonsense have a HUGE idealogical overlap with those who burn crosses, so to speak.If that means we stay small?  Good. Fuck outta here. If we disagree with you to the point we get savage at you, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE
       
 (DIR) Post #B50vRRe61SQyLvQ3Jw by stux@mstdn.social
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       @TeflonTrout Quality over quantity ♥️😸
       
 (DIR) Post #B51RTwSZclW528GRAe by thegarbagebird@theblower.au
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       @TeflonTrout i am starting to think that when people say “echo chamber,” what they often mean is “a place where there are many diverse voices and opinions which have resulted in a relatively cohesive and internally consistent ethos that is not favourable to me or my causes.”
       
 (DIR) Post #B51Uq8Ap3N1bb1EWa8 by chiefterror@cyberpunk.lol
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       @TeflonTrout It's decentralize or die at this point, this was never an "alternative." The Fediverse is the Real Internet now and you only belong here according to the effort and energy you give to it. Here we are not compelled to "deal with" arbitrary exponential growth, we are not compelled to comply to one set of rules that plays nice with real-world fascism and genocidal regimes. We don't even have to stay on the same universal version of any given protocol; maybe one server has a friendlier userbase, a nicer-looking UI or rules that are easier to follow.I came here for the digital freedoms I could stretch my limbs on, and stayed because most people here were more like me than I ever bargained for.