tripu @tripu@qoto.org

So someone messaged me privately and asked how absolute this is.. like would we block an instance calling for genocide. I feel my response is import to reiterate here, so here it is:

Its not just about the authorities, it is about the people whose lives are at risk by that call to genocide having the right to see those posts and use that information to look out for their own safety... If someone is doxed, they should know, if someone is threatened, they should know, and they should be able to take action.

Someone saying violent things online doesnt guarantee some police officer will meander by and take them down. The law only tends to get involved once someone is reported, and sometimes not even then. No one will be reporting a site if no one can see or know it is there.

The question is, if someone is being physically threatened and having their life in jeopardy how are you helping them by blocking the privileges of the **victim** and disallowing the victim the right to see the threat placed against them?

In short, I refuse to take away rights from the victim simply because there is a violent bad actor out there. If the victim doesn't want to see it they simply need to import the block list and the problem is solved for them, so why not keep the power in the victims hands?
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@tripu The four cardinal virtues of stoicism are derived from the virtue ethics of Plato, Aristotle, etc. The Christians did the same (and there even is a Stoic strain of Christianity, look at the beginning of the Gospel of John; "the word" is "logos.")

But; what the Christians added to the mix was the three theological virtues: Faith, Love, and Hope.

I, as an aspiring Stoic, don't see "hope" as a virtue; hope is really the same as fear: I hope I it will be well/I fear that I will not be well.

I have been using Mastodon since 2017 and it makes me happy how many people are here now. That vastly increases its usefulness for me (as someone who works on his own).

Given that Mastodon’s protocols are open, that user base will never be fragmented because people can easily move to other apps and services (as long as they support these protocols).

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Aaron Swartz would be 36 years old today.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/beadmomsw/status/1590010101959729153

Beautiful blog post reviewing the cognitive capacity of multiple animal species. Their work focuses on #animalwelfare and #cognition. #cognitivescience #behavior #physiology
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/tnSg6o7crcHFLc395/the-welfare-range-table

Hey, so, we've hit 1,028,362 monthly active users across the network today. 1,124 new Mastodon servers since Oct 27, and 489,003 new users. That's pretty cool.