@p @wjmaggos @amerika @jeremiah @Moon Technically, we are now all using the alternative. GNU Social used ostatus, that was the default on the fediverse. But now we use activitypub, which is at least the second fediverse. With that comes the divide between the blockbot side of mastodon and pretty much everyone else. So you are right, we are the default on this side... it is the blockbot users that single themselves out. It doesn't matter how big either side is. Dark fedi is their framing and it shows their bias and need to see the other side as bad which is counterproductive, especially if you want decorum.

I say this as someone who has been around since the GS days too so I have seen fedi change over time, for the worse from my perspective. More users doesn't make the experience better. It seems to have led to dividing the fediverse further and led to negativity.

A lot of people will post like an arsehole because it is a filter, they know what upsets the blockbot side of fedi. But this is often on specific posts where the blockbot side attempt to take control with their suggestions, suggest to block instances which causes drama or bring their mainstream social media attitudes to a space where people tried to escape from that or got booted out from that. This behaviour is fueled by both sides. Is it fair to expect just one side to be nice without even addressing why they behave as they do? There is reasoning behind it. Remember, the fediverse over time has attracted a lot of outcasts seeking to escape the mainstream or being forced out of it for not conforming to it. Bring the mainstream here, and where do they get to go?