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bigotry isn’t mental illness.

thank u for coming to my ted talk

not only should you be captioning/describing your images

you should be requesting #MastoDev team improves upon it such as allowing us to see the whole image as we describe it, and a better visual indicator that the image isn’t described while uploading (maybe even an alert before posting!)

fight to make the fediverse more accessible

anyway please stop men from doing any more tech things thank u

it’s always better for screen readers and just people who may have issues focusing on text to capitalize the first letter in words in hashtags

#likeThis or #LikeThis

rather than

#likethis

keep making the fediverse more accessible.

hey.

whatever you create and put out into the world has value. thank you for being vulnerable with us putting a little piece of your world out there to share.

i hope this week brings you comfort and confidence.

if you want to create a better internet culture, you gotta start doing things more kindly

captioning images is kind for those who use screen readers

sourcing images is kind for creators

asking to repost is kind to creators

be kind to others.

“sucky things” is not the same as “sexual assault mention” or “violent language” or “police brutality” etc

please be specific in your CW

if people blocked you or otherwise limited contact with you

and you still post about them or try to engage them

that's harassment folks

i said it once but i’ll say it again

self care is Literally taking care of your self. it’s about doing what is good/healthy for you, even if it sucks and is hard to do

how capitalism turned it exclusively into buying things is not surprising at all but that’s Not what it is (although sometimes they can overlap as doing fun things is part of taking care of yourself)

self care is never selfish if it’s what you need at the moment.

just a reminder

doing hashtags #LikeThis as opposed to #likethis

makes it easier to read for everyone, but especially so for folks with screen readers. if each work isn’t capitalized, their reader tries to read it as one word

be kind and willing to make small changes to make the fediverse more accessible for all

unpaid internships should be Illegal

pls someone build a new mastodon client for ios i am dying out here

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someone buy a mall with me so we can turn it into this amazing commit resource center with counseling, career counseling, shelter for homeless/houseless people, legal aid, etc etc etc

maybe even a community garden in the vast amount of parking spaces

anger towards oppressors / those in an oppressing class is... valid and good actually.

maybe take a breathe and be more understanding of your social privileges and how you benefit from things or even contribute to harm of others instead of trying to tell vulnerable people to calm down

libraries are such an important space

not only for free information, but especially for at risk populations and homeless populations

they offer free or very cheap internet access (which allows for finding resoucres, job applications, etc), free access to information, bathrooms, often places have refreshments for relatively cheap as well, etc. etc.

wanting to make public libraries obsolete is classist and just an incorrect viewpoint tbh

i really like the use of positive (+), negative (-), and neutral (~) in the CW as i find it to be much more helpful and pretty specific even for only symbols

for example, talking about mental health could be
-talking about triggering stuff
-talking abut progress
-talking about something you've learned about yourself

and any of those could trigger people, depending on the exact content. so using + - or ~ in your CW is really good for a variety of topics and i appreciate it.

keep it going

we all have bad days. we all have bad moments.

be gentle with yourself. be kind and forgiving towards yourself. treat yourself as you would a good friend or loved one.