I wrote an open letter to artists and other creatives who are thinking about giving the fediverse a chance:
I wrote an open letter to artists and other creatives who are thinking about giving the fediverse a chance:
I wrote an open letter to artists and other creatives who are thinking about giving the fediverse a chance:
"There’s a better way!"
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/a-fediverse-invitation-for-artists/
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I do want to say that I don't think we necessarily have to make the fediverse "grow bigger", but I do want to see it become more diverse, and welcoming.
Happy to trade some of the racists and mansplainers for a few folks who are into pottery and knitting and keep the numbers the same for example.
@[email protected] your chances of finding them here is still bigger than on X, Bluesky, Threads, IMHO.
@[email protected] Fair enough!
@[email protected] I see far more diverse art on here compared to any other social network I have ever used (which tend to use the algorithms to pigeonhole you into what they think your tastes are and how they relate to whatever categories advertisers want)
@[email protected] That's good! And we have to, collectively, put in the effort to keep it that way!
@[email protected] Step 1) nuke the Fediblock lists. Probably the number one barrier to diversity in the Fediverse.
@nick I don't think I have the authority to speak on that, sorry.
It seems to me that folks who rely on them do so for their safety. I think that's a great thing about the fediverse, that we can all tailor our experience.
And if some people want to block off portions of the network to feel safe, there's no real harm, there's still plenty of people to interact with.
Unless there's something that that I'm missing?
@[email protected] Unless you're self-hosting, your admin might end up nuking portions of the network you're following. Which sucks for you and other users. I honestly don't see Fediblock as anything other than a detriment to the network, except for cases where entire servers are genuinely malicious, like spambot farms or illegal stuff. Blocking entire instances over mundane differences of opinion between a few users seems counterproductive to me.