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Folks from BlackFedi have taught me a lot about community safety—and have popped some myths that I’ve long believed.

For one thing, it’s not enough to offer an alternative to an oppressive place on social media because, as oppressive as I may believe a space may be (e.g., Twitter), if there’s not an easy-to-understand way for the community to collectively navigate for safety, you’re not really offering an alternative.

This is something I’ve heard @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io talk about more than once, and it really resonates with me.