Inspired @inspired@qoto.org

@notfunnyelle@mstdn.social They're doing the (non-sectarian, incredibly crass, sometimes worse) lord's work.

@notfunnyelle@mstdn.social I don't know of anything bad... I'd suggest checking urban dictionary.

@chartier Flames! Flames! On the side of my face!

@mortaine @AnnTelope
Thanks. I heard about the name but didn't know it was actually created, not just an idea.

@ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs Well done. The cat depicted in this profile loves the top of the fridge. Gotta put up some more shelves intended for climbing that have just been sitting in their packaging.

@jrm4 @BlackAzizAnansi I hope I'm not stepping out of line by responding to a post addressed to "black folks" but I really appreciate this sentiment. Please keep doing it. I love to see people who are clearly passionate or even mad but still willing to talk about what doesn't work and how to make it better. And by doing it in a more public place others can hopefully learn by observing. I'm looking for more ways to contribute positively but frankly have so much to watch and learn first I'm starting there.

@kikobar @rbreich Inflation will never be even, though. Three reasons I can come up with quickly:

1. The parts of the economy closest to where the inflation occurs get to spend their money earlier (before it inflates as much).

2. Entities that have pricing power in the market can capture far more of that inflated price (think highly consolidated oil and food producers). So other entities (your locally-owned store or restaurant) increase their prices due to the increased cost of inputs but actually make less profit.

3. Inflation can't possibly be well-distributed between borrowers and lenders on a fixed-interest loan. The lender loses since they loaned pre-inflation money but are paid post-inflation.

@wackomedia @shengokai For me, this sounds way too much like techno-utopianism. It's an easy trap to fall into but it _is_ a trap. Please forgive the following flippancy, it is not directed at you just exaggerating for effect. There was a strain early on of "Twitter created the Arab Spring. This is the end of history, democracy wins, checkmate!"

There is some potential to do it differently this time. Some fundamental parts of the system are different than before. An end state of pre-Musk Twitter isn't good enough and it is totally plausible based on current trajectory that this ends up far worse than Twitter. It will take the effort of many to ensure that doesn't happen.

@IAmErik @shengokai I would say “better define the problem” is exactly the sort of thing Dr. Flowers is doing here. I think the best place to start is to continue to follow and listen. It is really hard to get outside ourselves due to having different experiences and we’re unlikely to be able to help without steeping ourselves in what isn’t working. There aren’t likely to be any quick fixes.

@paninid @shengokai In a sense, that's true. But unfortunately in a very real, much more pertinent sense the place has been red-lined from day one, one neighbor has rats and the other neighbor is a literal Nazi. But at least the houses on most sides of the Nazi house have really high fences! I have some hope for the Fediverse but it is tempered by a still probably wholly-inadequate amount of skepticism.

@aquarius What I did was open the profile, triple-dots, Add or Remove from lists > click the blue X next to Home, click the + next to the lists it should appear in.

@aquarius Can't you make a follow only get delivered to a list, not to Home? I'm doing that currently.