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sometimes
hard work
but worth it
that said:
I'll find out for realz
quite soon enough
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Wow. >>@ tomcapuder @ universeodon.com coward rudely blocks me after bashing Dems instead of GOP and I suggested he read @emptywheel and understand that despite our mutual criticisms of Schumer, I thought he was badly misguided.
The thread.
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@SnowyCA Exactly.And my go-to on this is @emptywheel who did a thread today:
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2/ This is one more reason I'm growing weary of Mastodon.
I get this all the time. I don't need it.
"Ignore it" you say. No. I don't ignore disagreements with followers. And when they end in insults, I get pissed off.
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1/...Wow. >>@ tomcapuder @ universeodon.com coward rudely blocks me after bashing Dems instead of GOP and I suggested he read @emptywheel and understand that despite our mutual criticisms of Schumer, I thought he was badly misguided.
The thread.
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And thank you for what you do.
@TheNovemberMan I know and that's the only reason I stay.
But tbh, I'm here less often now because of the number of assholes who feel they can verbally abuse
same / finding bluesky to be surprisingly benign in that regard, knock on wood
In a couple of days, I'll be launching my blog. I decided to release it with comments disabled because of this exact experience you're having here. While I'd love to engage with readers, I don't have the bandwidth to weed out the trolls and insufferable curmudgeons.
No one should fault you for protecting your own sanity. Be well!
But keep doing what you do!
Your account came highly recommended and it has not disappointed 👍🏼
That obnoxious reply guy has a few hundred followers for a reason. Don't be derailed by a man who is a small time jerk who had his ouchee hurt by two competent smart successful women with thousands of followers who have the uppity gall to disagree with tiny him openly, and without apology to his undeserved ego.
We've spent most of our lives being doubted and questioned and attacked and abused by lesser men. They can't stand when (inferior, stupid) women disagree with them for actual reasons like the actual inferior men they are.
Glad you dropkicked the jerk. I did, too.
Keep strong, sister!
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I will be very sorry if you leave Mastodon and I will miss you.
However, you need to take care of yourself.
Re Tom.....these small flurries of attention are the only personal attention he gets, so, ya know....as always seems to happen, I've had him on block for quite a while apparently lol!!!
Love ya, mean it 💃
Oh, also, fuck him and the stick someone threw for him to chase in here. A sharp tongue is no indication of a keen mind, as Tom shows us.
Send Hammie to us anyway heh heh heh
your mastodon posts show up at lemmings.world & there does seem to be a higher level of engagement & dialogue than there is here
That's tough. I love your toots! and look forward to your points of view as well as the toots you share.
Take care!
Laffy lots of us are going to have to hash out how we stay "useful, yet sane" over the next 6 months.
I didn't read all of T's comments because the last line that begins with "this hellhole," told me all I wanted to know.
He is mad and scared and probably scared for his grandkids, cause he is a boomer. Shooting the messagenger all he has left.
Sigh. Grandkids beginning to squabble. Time to leave the water and go get ice cream and AC.
Back later.
The ice cream was heavenly and restorative.
And I’m just at a loss at how to speak to some people now. I need to have a difficult discussion with a relarive and I just can’t seem to muster the energy.
I don’t want you being pissed at these lameassfolks. That’s wearing on you and I value you too much. But I don’t know how to avoid it. And I figure it’s gonna get worse, maybe way worse.
Hugs and Vibes and Ice Cream!
That’s a bummer. 🙁
A personal attack like that always reminds me of middle school students. They think they’re being smart and cool when they’re really being dumb and immature.
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I just block those types right away. I never hear from them again. It's one of the greatest functions on mastodon, 1 click blocking.
Oh, ok. I don't block them for disagreeing either, only when they are being nasty and insulting.
@maddad Yep. My problem lately has been the constant "Reply Guy" attitude.
Seems no matter what I post, I get long debates, challenges, Debbie Downers, anything but just constructive conversation or even support. (Obviously my besties are wonderful, I'm not including people like you)
And men seem to hate to admit they could be wrong. I've never said that before, but I'm noticing it a lot lately.
The never-wrongers are the worst for sure, it's hopeless trying to have a discussion with them.
I feel fortunate that I have a small account with a relatively small number of followers when I see people posting like this. I see the attacks (in situations like this) without having to experience it directly.
People should not have to stay small and live small to be safe. I wish more people would remember that we are all human, and we all deserve to be treated with respect.
I am so sorry that you are getting this, Laffy. I am starting to see it more and more frequently, which is probably still a lot less than you are seeing it (because I do not see *nearly* all of the replies to your posts). I would like to see the Fediverse move more towards etiquette, compassion, and generally being more nice again*!
(*Maybe not again, maybe the meanness was always there and it just took me a while to become aware of it)
Automatic blocks.
@tersenurse I wish Bluesky was a place where conversations happened but I’ve not seen that in 2 years. Mostly I see comments there that are like one-liners with a short point made and then they take off. I did keep Bluesky for the few times I needed to see a thread or post there you can’t see unless logged in there.
At least I have you available there, Laffy, if you skip coming into Mastodon. I try to be sure I’m commenting on your post on mstdn.social here, not the bridged post.
If only the ReplyGuy and those who want to complain would just do that on the bridge post so all of us who appreciate your posts and appreciate conversation wouldn’t have the fallout that makes you so tired here.
I would miss you if you did leave, but I get it. No one should suffer abuse.
@j_g_fitzgerald Thank you, genuinely, but I've been on social media since 2008. I know the ropes. It's never been this bad.
I do value my friends here, including you, but I do not tolerate rudeness or Reply Guy condescension ....which are NOT just occasional.
@charlesmagne1 Not really the point though.
Some are mutuals. I don't auto block people for disagreeing with me.
When it turns nasty, ReplyGuyish, insulting, etc. I block.
But the real point is that it's becoming increasingly unpleasant here, tons of know it alls, reply guys, endless needless debate, you name it. I'm not here for that.
Ah. One of those where I go to block somebody and wouldn't you know it, I already have.
I don't remember him but I imagine it was a pretty similar interaction.
We change, others change, platforms change, hatred is common currency online. So, don’t suffer fools. Tell them to fuck off. Simple and neat🤜
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I tried Flickr’s Creative Commons (flickr.com/creativecommons/) search today and was greeted with a page-blocking sign-up modal.
Eff that.
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Windows has betrayed me one too many times. I'm raising money to buy a Mac for my publishing business.
Coupon code MWL gets you 10% off at my bookstore.
(and before you shout "Linux/BSD/Inferno/whatever" : mwl.io/faq#tools )
oh yeah.
but other folks successfully use mac for publishing wide, so I'm hoping.
The broader publishing industry has a strong Mac bias. 
goth in the shell
in reply to diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱 • • •Salty Puck
in reply to diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱 • • •Mine's gone, probably in the next state by now.
And I *really* need to take the trash out.