Ian Macdonald @ianmacd@qoto.org
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- ianmacd
Sceptic; atheist; secularist; autodidact; cunning linguist; polemicist; nationalist; conspiracy realist; programmer; globetrotter; Silicon Valley survivor.
Joined Mar 2021
Ian Macdonald
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This is a long shot, but I want to put the power of social media and federation to the test.
My son wants to become a commercial airline pilot when he’s grown up. It would be awesome if we could find a commercial pilot in the fediverse that we can follow and ask questions of.
If everyone who reads this could boost it, it would be much appreciated and it would mean the world to my son if he could get in touch with a real-life commercial pilot! ✈️
Nice chatting with you.
I'll close by thanking you for providing this instance.
It's great that there's a place that a) allows unfettered access to the entire Fediverse; b) hasn't descended into complete chaos because of it; and c) most surprisingly of all, hasn't been widely blocked due to it.
It seems to me that by far the most important thing about Mastodon is now sadly overlooked in this age of censorship and general intolerance of open discussion; and that ironically even includes the network's creator.
Thanks for providing a safe haven for the open exchange of ideas. Only in such an environment can ideas flourish and the human race truly progress.
For that reason, I feel very strongly about free speech, and I consider the worst excesses of free speech a very small price to pay for its benefits. The alternative is unthinkable. This seems to be an unpopular opinion nowadays.
Have a good day and thanks for the crossposting tip.
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- ianmacd
Sceptic; atheist; secularist; autodidact; cunning linguist; polemicist; nationalist; conspiracy realist; programmer; globetrotter; Silicon Valley survivor.
Joined Mar 2021
