Notices by maloki (maloki@mastodon.social), page 3

If you aren't going anywhere for Christmas, consider unplugging for a day.
Finally sit down with that book you've wanted to read, start writing down that stuff in your head that doesn't want to leave you etc.
You don't even need to reflect on your life, just take a breather.

@schestowitz @Katharsisdrill @clacke @aemon

Servers are different because there are different admins, in some places there are No moderation at all.
Some places will always talk to their users before silence / block, and give them a chance to look over the situation.
Some will assume you know and are responsible for your own actions.
It varies, almost to the extent that there are instances and admins.

Dear veterans!

It would be great if some of you would volunteer to keep an eye on #NeedHelp and similar hashtags (you can pin them),

As well as keep an eye on your Local Timeline (no matter the server) and welcome new people onboard! There are a lot of "hello world" messages popping up, and we can all help with greeting these people and #welcome them into the herd!

Srsly fam! I want to help, but there are a lot of others out there that can help too!

Try using #NeedHelp and we'll try and do what we can to answer your questions.

(and I'm just going to drop my patreon here, incase anyone wants to throw some dollars on me because I work with mastodon when I need rest, https://patreon.com/maloki )

Repeat after me:

"When I choose to remove someone from my life, it doesn't mean I hate them. It means I respect myself."

Via Tiny Buddha

Let's talk about critical thinking for a day! I'm curious what's on people's minds.
I'll start with some questions, feel free to respond to the questions, as well as add additional questions / comments. Also, let's boost this around

Do you ever check your own biases?

Do you ever go back and do research about something you have an adamant view about?

Do you continue your research when you encounter information contrary to your beliefs?

I feel sorry for you if you seriously belive that antifa is in any way a terrorist organization.

Even when you say it's easy to research and find those facts, you just prove that you did not look at these sources with a critical eye.

If the current US government, either Trump in the lead says something, it doesn't make it a fact. We know, for a fact, with countless piles of evidence that they lie again and again.

They defend Nazis and attack anti-fascists. Think about it.