I'm pretty disgusted by all the hate being directed here on #Mastodon at five newly dead people who very likely have families and friends and others who cared deeply about them. While there is literally no amount of money that could have convinced me to ride in that thing, having a bit of respect for the dead, or at least for those who loved them, would be a much better look for Mastodon in my opinion.
@lauren We shouldn't be surprised. The fact anyone can set up a Fed node and get in means over time there will be, if anything, *less* control at the limits over what is said in the Fediverse than what is said on e.g. Twitter or Facebook (both of which are, for what it's worth, absolute hotbeds of "Got what they deserved" / "those sounds were the orcas tapping on stuff to mess with the humans" memes).
What I like about Fediverse is that I have the tools at my disposal to mute those people (and, if I want, the node they rode in on) with abandon, far moreso than on alternatives.
