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1. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2017 18:24:02 EDT Sean Tilley
   There are a lot of things I love about #Mastodon, but there are a lot of things about it recently that are just killing my enthusiasm. I really didn't want to admit it to myself for the longest time, but I can't bear much more of it.
   
   The shitposting is cancer, and there's so much of it - the GNU Social half of the fediverse actually does it pretty well, but the Mastodon half is mostly awful. Post-ironic-memes aren't funny. Slightly misspelling words intentionally doesn't mean you're part of some elaborate in-joke. The hidden content jokes are stale and everyone's using the same joke templates from Tumblr circa two years ago. On top of that, the meta-discourse and moderator drama is getting so bad that it sucks the fun out of the entire timeline.
   
   I've met a lot of great people through Mastodon, and I think it's a great app overall. I particularly like that it works well on my phone, so that I can engage with the fediverse on the go. That's awesome!
   
   There's just too many goddamned hipsters, and they're the worst offenders. They''re just perpetuating the worst parts of #Twitter and #Tumblr, and the political discourse on there has all of the depth of a Facebook comment thread.
   
   I shouldn't feel this crotchety. I'm sorry.
   1. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2017 18:27:54 EDT Sean Tilley

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      @dsh I keep telling them they don't know how to embrace chaos but they wouldn't listen
   2. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2017 18:29:38 EDT Sean Tilley

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      Embracing chaos is not the same as poorly approximating chaos.
   3. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2017 19:15:45 EDT Sean Tilley

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      I see what you mean and feel, Sean. Unlucklily, I think that finding "stupid" content is part of the battle. If we pursue the goal that people move from proprietary networks to free ones, we need to be ready to welcome humankind with its "stupidity". We all still need to learn how to behave on internet.
      
      Something that I have neve understood about Mastodon and the like is: why choosing microblogging, when we have "complete"/standard social networks. Why set limits to speech length. Doesn't it limit communication's and thought's depth and lead (among others) to "stupid" contents?
   4. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2017 02:48:06 EDT Sean Tilley

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      @dsh Most of the GS shitposting I've seen is like one step above edgy 4chan crap. Who are the good GS shitposters?
   5. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2017 03:19:03 EDT Sean Tilley

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      @dsh TL;DR "The problem is People™"?
      
      Why not just do regular rounds of unfollowing? If people are unpleasant or just have little to say, why not cull them out of your TL? Maybe I'm missing something.
      
      Your rant reminds me a bit of a buddy of mine who often laments that Linux was made "too easy to use', thus attracting "The Horde".
      
      How much does the structure of a SN inform its culture/content anyway?
      
      When "The Horde" arrives, does any of this matter?
   6. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2017 11:44:51 EDT Sean Tilley

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      @dsh I wonder if there's an age difference between the GS and the MTD sides that may account for this.
   7. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2017 11:48:02 EDT Sean Tilley

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      @moonman @dsh I'm 12 what is this?
   8. Sean Tilley (dsh@deadsuperhero.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2017 11:50:33 EDT Sean Tilley

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      @cyberpotato @moonman @dsh well, i'm an 8 year old loli