damon

https://social.wedistribute.org/users/damon

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dame.outlaw
Current listening (via SoraSNS): Fetty Wap - RGF Island - https://music.apple.com/us/song/1039459666

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2026-01-15 14:33:16 UTC

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fan of both shows and excited to see where this experiment takes you guys. Wonder what benefits could be leveraged as perks for subscribers
Another down the road possibility is a white label app for users of your instance @npub142g…kmy5 has done wonderfully providing affordable services on that front

2026-01-03 18:54:04 UTC

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there’s been no tooling improvements to my knowledge that would improve things for Black and Brown users. I can be fair and say the noise (that I’ve noticed) has quieted or shifted. It’s not as many people telling others how to use their own accounts.
There’s still the weird religious folk that think Mastodon is the best thing since sliced bread and get upset that others don’t view it similarly.
The Fediverse is largely an echo chamber, you’re right about that. Dissent and disagreement are frowned upon and looked at as creating disharmony. There’s no fix for that outside of education and the Fediverse growing exponentially
To help make things better: I’d suggest always advocating for better tooling, encouraging donations to admins and devs, being honest about the shortcomings of the space and not operating from a space of cope. Find well moderated instances that acknowledge hardships and Black and Brown folk, follow those people and encourage people in your life to join those spaces.

2025-09-02 12:47:42 UTC

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Thank you. Yeah, working on things with Newsmast and they’re always a great partner. Thanks for the others

2025-09-02 12:06:16 UTC

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If anyone knows of people/groups that actually care about people, getting people off of #BigSocial, advancing the Open Social Web and making the spaces more accessible, safe and user-friendly let me know. Just without the weird ideology, religion and protocol wars.
#Fedi #fediverse #opensocialweb #activitypub #atproto #nostr

2025-08-31 20:41:13 UTC

You’d think people would want to work together to get people off of #BigSocial yet people want to be weird & engage in protocol wars. That lets me know it’s not truly about the public benefit #atproto #activitypub #opensocialweb

2025-08-25 01:51:25 UTC

I want to see #Fediverse embrace sustainability beyond “small instances” I want to see small businesses, creators, devs, writers etc be able to make money. I see no reason to shy away from ads and subscriptions. Ads should be done respectfully- follow the magazine model and only be connected to a specific service. For example, clients should be able to show ads in a tasteful manner and if that bothers people they can just use a different client.
I’d much rather see people’s dollars going to spaces like these as opposed to Musk and Zucks businesses.
Idk what the ethical alternative to Twitter Blue looks like but I’d much rather see money going to the Mastodon team

2025-06-21 16:55:01 UTC

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I can believe it after nearly 20 years of social media. Plus the polarisation of politics but I would assume there’s not people shouting in others faces and calling them all sorts of derogatory names?

2025-06-21 14:56:12 UTC

One thing I miss on social media is quality content and conversations. Where people would have civil discussions even in disagreements and point to reputable sources instead of “trust me bro” “ do your own research (aka YouTube). I’m sick of the purity tests where people generally on the same sides end up fighting because 1-3 differences. There needs to be a network and platform that emphasises this.
#opensocialweb #fediverse #eq #quality

2025-02-20 03:15:57 UTC

I’m curious. This place has a very vocal anti-capitalist community, anytime moneys come up people shout about donations. When it comes to consent and Trust & Safety I’ve seen many people attack devs. Yet, when #Mastodon was asking for donations to fund a position it was largely crickets. #IFTAS has done great work and set out to be a great benefit to the #fediverse and #OpenSocialWeb yet they’re struggling to keep the lights on. How can that be? So many of you are always talking about donations so why are projects underfunded and servers shutting down due to lack of funding?
Where are you passionate and vocal lot? https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/iftas-funding-crisis/
https://about.iftas.org/

2025-02-13 04:50:53 UTC

Thanks you to everyone for the birthday wishes, I appreciate it. #happybirthday #happybirthdaytome #fediverse #Fedibirthday

2025-01-25 00:27:31 UTC

#Pixelfed is rightfully getting insane amount of attention but what should also be getting attention is #Frequency check it out https://frequency.app/about #fediverse #opensocialweb #newsocial

2025-01-22 20:42:52 UTC

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I wouldn’t say that at all, you know how many bridges are used in tech in general? That has nothing to do with decentralisation. Plus the definition of decentralization changes based on whom you ask and what agendas they have

2024-12-14 21:19:18 UTC

What I’m curious and disappointed about is the lack of the conversation regarding decentralisation when it’s #ActivityPub compared to #Nostr the #Fediverse powerbrokers always dismiss it by bringing up a part of its culture but never want to discuss the technical aspects
#ATproto #Bluesky

2024-12-09 00:39:04 UTC

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Your point is mute then because you said if Elon comes to buy it. I’ve seen you move the needle so many times it’s ridiculous and I can’t take your opinion seriously. I don’t believe you engage in good faith. You have your opinion which as others have pointed out in terms of decentralisation is very flawed, you don’t budge. You point out my using ifs yet I’ve tracked all of the conversations you’ve had concerning this and yours are also laced with ifs and possibilities

2024-12-08 13:58:18 UTC

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you can’t say that for sure. If it was Elon Musk people would respond in kind by blocking those instances so fast and if people never downloaded the .csv those people are screwed

2024-12-08 00:24:22 UTC

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I ask how is it practically different than Musk buying the two instances by Mastodon nonprofit which make up 30% of the MAU. People notoriously don’t like change, there’s no easy way for them to keep their content, their social graphs would be severely impacted. No it wouldn’t shut down the fedi but it would be catastrophic

2024-12-01 23:18:13 UTC

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Bridgy fed has existed for years though I think it’s almost as old as Facebook . So Bridgy classic is almost as old as Facebook and Bridgy fed is almost 8 years old

2024-12-01 17:53:10 UTC

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I think the nature of software allows grace. Things are super hard to develop and hiccups happen all of the time. Sure Meta has the resources but with running FB, Instagram and Meta AI I doubt they’ve offered as much resources to Threads.

2024-11-29 05:18:44 UTC

How is something ethical and or healthy if it’s harmful, problematic and or indifferent towards Black and Brown folk? #Blackfedi #Fediverse #askfedi #askfediverse

2024-11-23 05:11:26 UTC

Fate of the universe on the line, How would you guys define decentralised? How would you define federated ?
#Askfedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub

2024-11-21 03:11:02 UTC

When #BlackTwitter tried to migrate to #Mastodon they were harassed and made to feel unwelcome. Some of you even suggested digital segregation as if that’s a beneficial response as opposed to doing the work to clean up this space. Black & Brown folks are enjoying #Bluesky & feel empowered yet many of you want to crap on that. There was nothing but contempt and criticism for those still on #X #Twitter. So, staying on Twitter problematic, going to Bluesky problematic. Yet, unless they assimilate and capitulate Black and Brown folks weren’t welcome #Fediverse
I can tell you that’s not a good look for any of you at all. This place isn’t as ethical nor as welcoming as advertised.

2024-11-18 02:23:19 UTC

I’m curious about a couple of things and answers to this question will surely provide insights. What is decentralisation as defined by a social protocol and social network(s)? #fediverse #ActivityPub #Socialweb #Mastodon #Askfedi

2024-11-06 23:59:17 UTC

Also, screw #legacymedia, their sane-washing and “both sides” directly contributed to this. Please stay away and use indie media, coop and nonprofit media.
Here are some alternative options www.readtangle.com www.allsides.com/unbiased-bal... www.propublica.org www.404media.co
www.19thnews.org theappeal.org www.blackagendareport.com borderlessmag.org publicintegrity.org www.commondreams.org
theconversation.com/us www.democracynow.org dailyyonder.com www.fairobserver.com grist.org thegroundtruthproject.org www.theguardian.com/us puck.news www.semafor.com
#uspol #news #press

2024-10-30 14:34:32 UTC

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I just block those people. Life’s too short

2024-10-30 04:26:33 UTC

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going to the instance disregards users consent, not sure if you’re trolling by asking that. Currently consent is respect in the sense that admins can block the bridge and also that users opt-in to the bridge. Not sure how your way respects users consent and address the needs as very strongly expressed in the GitHub issue

2024-10-30 04:23:02 UTC

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This I can get behind. I do agree things should be flexible and adaptive to all sorts of users needs. Apologies for the hostility, but I was there when on GitHub and Fedi how nasty and hostile people were towards Ryan. He took it like a champ but to me it was unacceptable and his mistreatment is something others have experienced on fedi. So, having an open discussion on making changes so things could be more convenient for you with the risk of them being harmful to Ryan doesn’t seem right.
Erin also wrote these two https://erinkissane.com/blue-skies-over-mastodon
https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt

2024-10-30 03:46:28 UTC

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Opt-in was initially discussed and there were very vocal people that were against it including on Bluesky but nowhere near on like in Mastodon. Ryan respected peoples wishes and made it opt-in as that gives people actual consent. Not sure why we need to go in circles especially for your convenience. You can juggle multiple accounts, there are clients such as OpenVibe and SoraSns that support Bluesky and Mastodon accounts. That will allow you to manage your account from a single app, it’s not a perfect solution but better than making changes people fought for to appease your desires.

2024-10-30 03:42:17 UTC

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it doesn’t suck if it comes across as one thing. It’s the dominant software running on servers, the two instances owned by the nonprofit makes up 30% of the entire fedi. So no it’s very reasonable people see it as one thing and when behaviour is similar irrespective of what server people are on that’s how it will be viewed

2024-10-30 03:23:33 UTC

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your comments are dismissive. You clearly saw people were uncomfortable and upset yet you push forward for the own specific needs. There were people on Bluesky that didn’t want the bridge either as they don’t like the mastodon culture. Opt-in is respectful of consent not sure why you’re keen on going against that. If you care so much you can juggle multiple accounts on both platforms and or try to convince people to bridge their accounts

2024-10-27 03:04:26 UTC

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Which client are you using OpenVibe?

2024-10-26 11:11:34 UTC

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you state this as if mastodon is much better. It’s federated not decentralised. It has a monopoly on the software implementations. The overall Fediverse user base 30% are on the mastodon servers ran by the mastodon nonprofit. It doesn’t offer data nor account portability nor actual ownership unless a user self-hosts. Plenty of servers have shutdown with no warning and left users SOL. The servers all handle everything and are under the ownership of a single person.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41953551#:~:text=Hacker%20News&text=Is%20Not%20Decentralized-,Mastodon%20is%20not%20decentralized%2C%20it's%20federated.,t%20actually%20move%20your%20posts

2024-10-20 16:55:28 UTC

Please educate newcomers on using bridgy fed to bridge their accounts to the #Fediverse this is an excellent tool for not needing an account on bsky and #Mastodon while strengthening the open social web. As simple as its instructions “ Got a fediverse account? Bridge it to #Bluesky by following @npub1pqr…2sck”
“Got a Bluesky account? Bridge it to the fediverse by following @ap.brid.gy.”
https://fed.brid.gy/
https://fed.brid.gy/docs#dm-request
#SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #bridgyfed #atproto #Fediverses

2024-10-20 13:36:01 UTC

Does anyone have gig work or looking to hire? I have a friend in serious need and on the verge of homelessness. He knows JS/TS/Python and is very experienced in Android development
#askfedi #askFediverse #fediverse #fedi #getfedihired #lookingforwork #help #mutualaid

2024-10-11 21:18:52 UTC

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added this to feedback for SoraSns

2024-10-02 03:33:08 UTC

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The Fediverse mostly gives no care about sustainability

2024-09-21 23:41:28 UTC

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Apparently I need to provide proof and I'm just some angry Black man. But whatever here's some sources of negative experiences on #fediverse #mastodon
https://social.coop/@nico/105565087137887943
https://drewdevault.com/2022/07/09/Fediverse-toxicity.html
https://logicmag.io/policy/blackness-in-the-fediverse-a-conversation-with-marcia-x/
https://fossacademic.tech/2022/12/24/Playvicous-Christmas.html
https://roiskinda.cool/2023/12/recuerda-pv-chapter-7-the-dark-and-ugly.html

2024-09-21 20:24:54 UTC

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#Fedi but mostly #Mastodon is like that neighbourhood/community that swears is friendly and welcoming but really only to people that look and think like them. They’re the type like the Karen’s that call the cops on a Black man inside of a house in their neighbourhood because that Black man is “suspicious” and can’t possible live there 🙄

2024-09-21 20:21:21 UTC

Damn it, #Mastodon subculture has a crap reputation and it’s honestly mostly deserved. The HOA nickname tracks.
I just can’t figure the space out. There’s anger that people are using #bluesky and #Nostr , there’s a strong hostility toward content creators and influencers. They call people too stupid for calling #Fediverse & Mastodon too confusing. People attack and criticise those that remain on Big Social. A popular minority ran instance was shutdown due to the insane harassment, devs that do anything the people don’t like are relentlessly viscously attacked. Black and Brown people were told to CW their lives racist experiences and when sharing about their #fedi harassment they’re told to digitally segregate and that it can’t be true as others haven’t seen it nor experienced it.
Yet, Mastodon is supposedly the nicest of social networks, that’s as big as lie any Trump told this week.
I honestly, don’t want any Black and Brown people to come here, not yet anyways

2024-09-19 22:54:06 UTC

I’d like to know your thoughts. Do answer honestly and present factual information.
What reasons do potential users have for coming to the #fediverse #mastodon ?
Keep in mind we aren’t only discussing white users but people from all kinds of backgrounds and cultures. People that have strong reasons to remain on Big Social

2024-09-18 22:01:12 UTC

Many of you think the #Fediverse is the best online social experience ever and that’s your right. I don’t agree particularly when it comes to Mastodon. Black and Brown folks have been chased out of this space, one of the largest minority ran instances essentially forced to shut down and much more. Then you get white folks in peoples mentions telling Black and Brown folks to digitally segregate themselves as if that’s an acceptable response.

2024-09-11 14:43:02 UTC

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I can understand the frustration but I think it also assists those that have different needs and learning styles. Sometimes even if it adds minimal context some people's brain function better with images included

2024-09-11 11:08:31 UTC

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well that’s because of the Mastodon culture dropping the ball early in the migration process

2024-09-11 02:17:20 UTC

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why is it bad to filter? How common is it used? You can also just do it and then remind yourself to remove it after tomorrow or whenever short-term solution works for you

2024-09-11 02:05:08 UTC

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keyword filters are your friend

2024-09-07 17:49:26 UTC

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curious as to what this question is about

2024-09-04 22:54:06 UTC

How tf does this happen?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindsaykohler/2024/09/02/why-the-death-of-the-wells-fargo-employee-found-at-work-is-so-jarring/
#press #news #capitalism

2024-09-01 04:26:25 UTC

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great song

2024-09-01 03:55:06 UTC

I wish we would encourage people to join Fediverse platforms other than Mastodon

2024-08-31 12:37:37 UTC

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On Fedi I am super liberal with blocking, you have to be. The culture is crap lol

2024-08-28 04:41:18 UTC

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You wouldn’t need to code anything just look into various Nostr apps such as https://highlighter.com/ https://blogstack.io/

2024-08-28 03:56:59 UTC

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You should look into #Nostr

2024-08-27 13:06:54 UTC

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Maybe you can finish the presentation and posted online or host a nos.social virtual unconference.
Btw is there or will there be a “global” view on Nos.social?

2024-08-26 00:30:23 UTC

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it was a great presentation and history lesson. I learned a ton and was sad it was over so quickly

2024-08-25 12:50:26 UTC

I see people celebrating #Telegram founder Pavel Durov. Some have said do #Elon and #Zuckerberg next. That is not the kind of society we should want nor be pushing for. That would also mean instance admins are directly responsible for the actions of people on their servers including legally outside of what is standard. To some degree of course there are legal obligations but we shouldn’t be treating hosts the same as those committing the illegal acts. There should be logical and reasonable accountability on hosts & providers. #legal #law

2024-08-24 01:40:18 UTC

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Razor thin line. But, this goes to show it's the people not the algorithms

2024-08-24 01:35:30 UTC

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people are jerks and a lot of people no longer on Twitter were banned. It's one of the reasons I get annoyed about people saying Mastodon is so much nicer, it's not. I see nice people on Bluesky, Discord and other spaces

2024-08-23 21:01:31 UTC

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-bank-advertising-elon-musk-x-racism-pro-nazi-accounts/
#x #news #press #socialmedia #bigsocial

2024-08-15 11:59:56 UTC

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We have to do a better job at supporting non mastodon projects and advertising them

2024-08-14 14:02:46 UTC

This is something people should consider when they’re spouting their anti #AI rhetoric. People need to consider nuance and applications that aren’t applicable to them. #mastodon
Re: @npub1ssw…jn9d
https://mas.to/@ChanceyFleet/112957915272778532

2024-08-08 17:22:13 UTC

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Who is Lundunk?

2024-08-08 14:00:49 UTC

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The answer for what? For whom?

2024-08-07 17:49:55 UTC

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I think outside of the implementer the idea is a good one. We have been running a test instance that is in allow list mode. The plan is to entice those on Big Social to give fedi a try. The Fedi has a lot of evangelicals and a terrible mastodon subculture especially as it relates to anti-blackness, Bluesky, bridgy fed , Threads and AI. We set it up using those federating with Threads as the framework. Many people coming over are used to the town square vibe and would rather give them that experience without them being harassed or seeing others being harassed for different opinions

2024-08-06 02:59:51 UTC

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what do you dislike about it? Especially compared to the clients that you use

2024-08-05 20:33:56 UTC

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Thank you, sometimes I use Ivory so this is good to know.
I know it says Mastodon limits to four tags but I can make a feed on Sora with a ton of keywords

2024-08-05 19:35:00 UTC

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The screen recording was for the previously discussed feature that you told me Ivory has, sorry I should’ve been clear.

2024-08-05 19:13:23 UTC

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Can you send me a screen recording? What’s happening with the beta?

2024-08-05 17:48:20 UTC

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Ivory has this?

2024-04-06 16:32:51 UTC

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oh please connect with me. I’d love to know more about your idea!