Mastodon and Lemmy share the same issue. The people who created them don’t seem to be very great, or honest people. They both seem to go against what I understand Beehaw to stand for. Look no further than Mastodon merging with Meta. I’ve always been concerned about that. It’s fine to have different ideals but when they are politically or financially motivated and will cause great harm to many people that are already on the lower rungs of society it doesn’t feel like these places will hold up overtime and I believe we will see this devolve to become similar to twitter and that’s what I see from the creators of both places. A lot of people don’t seem to start out where I do and I’ve been outcast plenty for it but at least it was better here. My starting point is who made this, what are their intentions vs actions, and will I be safe both short and long term. That is what I care about and all signs point to no for both with lemmy and mastodon. Being disabled means it’s hard for me to get out and socialize safely for a myriad of reasons and this project means a ton to me. It’s given me a place to brave the intense toxicity of the current internet and chat with some cool people. Whatever happens thank you for showing me there is humanity left in the world.
This interaction made me really happy. I miss when we could talk to each other online like this. Some people treat each other like they are so dumb for not knowing something but we have the power to help each other and learn together within reason and personal boundaries of course and this is such a shining example.