Notices by Joshua Strobl :verified: (me@joshuastrobl.social)

@BeAware @Jain @buddiesofbudgie We all already go "here you can have the data". It is called federation and ActivityPub.

@BeAware @Jain @buddiesofbudgie They can data harvest regardless. It is an open protocol. You can always make your posts unlisted, followers-only, or ya know just not say something public that you do that want the world to see.

I see it as no different than archive.org being used to archive public social media accounts, websites, etc.

@Jain @buddiesofbudgie Happy to get cookies, less about apparently being on the dark side of the Fediverse.

Like I 100% get people have had really shit experiences with Meta, Instagram, etc. before but are we really going to let a few individuals on a platform of 100M+ ruin the opportunity to actually promote LGBTQIA+ rights, rights for other marginalized individuals, and other important topics?

There are always going to be racists and shitheads, that shouldn't stop us from trying to educate everyone else who isn't either of those things but rather just lacks experience with those outside of their bubbles.

P.S. Love the domain name.

My instance has now been suspended from Floss.social. I can no longer share my content via @buddiesofbudgie or look it up on that instance. All for expressing my concerns over the assertions by the admin that someone must be bought out, not care about marginalized individuals, etc. just because one might be interested in using Threads for a wide range of reasons.

Cool 👍

1. I deeply care about marginalized individuals and communities.
2. I deeply care about highlighting the issues that these communities and folks have.
3. I care about folks having safe spaces where they can engage in productive and insightful manners.

You know what else I care about? Making sure that I can connect with those individuals on other platforms, share open source, and share the exciting things people are working on with a seriously massive part of the Internet.

You don't have to choose between supporting various communities and using a social network. You can do both.

If anything, I would argue that you should do both. You should break down silos and challenge people's dogmas and viewpoints. Do you think we would have gotten as far liberally as a global community if we didn't challenge each other to do and be better?

@BrodieOnLinux Sounds like a good opportunity to fill the cup with coffee 😉