Yes #itWorksLikeEmail but still I really don't understand how #friendica works. For example on this thread libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-1… the original post was sent to 103 remote servers, my friend digit@iviv.hu commented on it. My response to his comment was sent to 24 servers, but my response to my own comment was sent to 105 servers. I suspect him being on Diaspora* and most of my contacts being on platforms like #Mastodon than only support #ActivityPub has an influence here.
If I try to reference the same post from my Masto account, I thought it would look super weird, like I was talking to myself in a way that didn't make any sense, but I actually only see the OP https://hostux.social/@fu@libranet.de/109835482564374801 https://hostux.social/%C2%ABblock-4359556512123479765-0%C2%BB while when I search for my later comment I see it libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2… and the comment of my own I was replying to, but not the OP !Friendica Support
It's really easy for people to say they are in favor of something that had little direct impact on their [bank account, hours-in-the-day, sweat-of-the-back, etc.], but another to actually do the work themselves.
I'm aware there is a difference between paying for it, and actually doing the work oneself, which is why I'm actually in favor of workplace democracy.
yes, I meant I didn't understand what you were saying. I appreciate your thoughtful response. I happen to disagree, which is likely part of why I didn't understand how the images related to my post.
I personally don't believe "democracy" is particularly of value in-and-of-itself. Like many things it can be used for good or evil. But average citizens' preferences is very different from what they are doing in Goodland Township that I found worthy of emulation by other local governments. By seeking voluntary donations to pay for restoring the old Flansburgh school house, rather than say taxing the whole community to fund the project because the majority of residents want it, we can see if the community ACTUALLY wants it. It's really easy for people to say they are in favor of something that had little direct impact on their [bank account, hours-in-the-day, sweat-of-the-back, etc.], but another to actually do the work themselves.
While it's not unusual to see "old-school fundraisers" (pun from the original Tri-city Times article) from a private organization, perhaps a "Friends of old Flansburgh school house," the township itself attempting to improve municipal property based on market demand for the improvement, is incredibly unusual, at least in my part of the world.