The Mastodon(R) Network(TM) featuring The Fediverse(SM)
self-hosted public social media software meant to enable and power public, censorship-resistant, decentralized public publishing and public communication that cannot be controlled by a single entity
half the open issues are about not being able to pick out specific people and say "but they can't see my public posts, they're icky"
and the obsession with it is so pervasive, that I can't even realistically *use* the tools; there's absolutely no guarantee that I'll be able to undo their effects.
the software is *only* meant to exclude others. but the people demanding it be this way are calling themselves "inclusive"
bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
@r000t it doesn't stop with talking on the internet. every place formerly meritocratic is now ruled by rainbow bullshit, just look at what the ccc congress has become. just a big safe space where people are valued by their appearances, the diverse the better. actual interesting tech content (or anti censorship) is rare.