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   Bruce Sterling @bruces (bruces@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 05:25:23 JST Bruce Sterling @bruces

   *Am I annoyed or upset about this algorithmic Mastodon scolding that demands that I should perform free Mastodon tagging-labor in a language that many Mastodon users find repulsive and alien

   *Heavens no

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     Patrick H. Lauke (patrick_h_lauke@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 06:21:49 JST Patrick H. Lauke

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     @bruces *Am I being a prickly cunt when asked to be considerate to blind/visually impaired users? Y/N

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     Ben Buchanan (200ok@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 06:30:31 JST Ben Buchanan

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     @bruces more accurate to describe this as a publishing task than free tagging labour. It's not really "tagging", and Mastodon can't write the alt text for post authors. Automation doesn't really work and there is no staff sitting around to do it.

     Honestly don't know what people find "repulsive" here? It's a prompt that wasn't even on by default for me. The concept is universal and less fraught than all the CW "rules"...