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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 01:39:21 JST Evan Prodromou

   One thing that's tough for people who just join the Fediverse, like most of the folks on #theforkiverse , is that there are self-appointed experts who reply to their public posts saying that "the Fediverse" doesn't like that kind of content.

   This is untrue. They don't speak for all of us. Nobody does. You can't spell "Fediverse" without "diverse"; for good or ill, there are different viewpoints on almost any topic found here.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 01:41:10 JST Evan Prodromou

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     If someone tells you that your content is unwelcome, block them so they don't have to see your content again.

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     morph (morph@morphnet.de)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 02:50:08 JST morph

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     • Steffen Voß

     @kaffeeringe 😁👍

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     Steffen Voß (kaffeeringe@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 02:50:10 JST Steffen Voß

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     @evan I mute them, so they have to suffer my posts but I don't see their complaints. 😈

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 07:59:25 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Bernie Newly Does It
     • clew

     @clew @BernieDoesIt I like Jaz's blog post (partly):

     https://jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-fediverses/

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     clew (clew@ecoevo.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 07:59:27 JST clew

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     • Bernie Newly Does It

     I think of “some fediverses” for this reason

     Also thinking of Rawls’ book _The Law of Peoples_, also specifically plural

     @BernieDoesIt @evan

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     Bernie Newly Does It (berniedoesit@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 07:59:29 JST Bernie Newly Does It

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     @evan I've noticed at least three different Fediverse subcultures with very different rules and customs. Mostly we just get along, though.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 08:29:58 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • millennial fulcrum

     @falcennial if you're new on a network, and you're still trying to figure out the vibe, and in your first few weeks someone replies to you that EVERYONE on this network hates black-and-white photography, it can be really intimidating. Especially if you haven't set down roots yet, it can seem easier to just drop the whole thing entirely.

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     millennial fulcrum (falcennial@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 19-Jan-2026 08:29:59 JST millennial fulcrum

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     @evan wow good spotting and good message Evan. I'm surprised that gatekeeping behaviour exists, and even surpriseder anyone is falling for it, but I can confirm there is a block button feature that is there for a reason folks. as we all know, you have every right to have whatever experience you want for yourself on your account within the rules set by your administrators and outside other people's boundaries, so bon appétoot.

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     Johanna, CanCon variety (johannab@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2026 05:07:47 JST Johanna, CanCon variety

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     @evan

     Fediversity!

     Gonna write that into a Terms/Code of Conduct somehow. 🤣

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2026 13:06:55 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Machine Lord Zero

     @MachineLordZero I'm going to steal this

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     Machine Lord Zero (machinelordzero@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jan-2026 13:06:56 JST Machine Lord Zero

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     @evan shyeah, they're trying to be the "Fed" in "Fediverse", not understanding ACAB includes the cop in their head

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     Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦 (deborahh@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 02-Feb-2026 04:34:35 JST Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦

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     • Mark Connolly 🍻 🚴🏼‍♀️ (he, him, his)

     @evan @uxmark a good reminder, thx.