@hj That is fair, but I definitely care about trying to appeal to people who cause us to complain that we have to stick around with companies.
I see the solution to be as simple as ripping off the proprietary product while maintaining the same if not better quality.
I get that we aren't paid and users suck but complaining about companies existing while pushing away people? That's what angers me and what I see as hypocrisy.
So the problem/pattern I see here is that people pose projects/platforms like Mastodon and Linux as alternatives to things like Twitter and Windows, when people come to try it out, they:
are disappointed it’s not like what they were using
are pushed away by existing users
get scolded for not being said existing community (not having prior knowledge, etc.)
This is a common pattern in FOSS and… to be honest… fuck you all. This is why we still sit around complaining about proprietary shit, because you can’t think for the average pleb for once, and instead develop things for your developer buddies with the expectation that we must pray to RMS each night.
@Jain I feel like those tags aren't any better than calling someone racist or transphobic, but really, I dunno, deciding something in council, providing enough proof, and working together in good faith is probably the best one can do.
@Jain Drama websites are the most toxic thing you can put online because that's like kiwifarms-tier, well, this wouldn't be a forum ofc, but still. I see no value in this for admins.
@Jain I'd advocate for community-led taggings of instances with specifics and receipts, but curating anything that judges instances leaves you up for drama and harassment
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