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If the fedi were more popular it'd be more diverse and the lack of diversity bothers me more than any "hostility" ... which every online space has.
I worry that the focus on "hostility" points to a problem that's hard to solve.
There are some good idea for moderation that could help, such as better reporting and sharing tools between servers. But I think the login/sign-up issues are much bigger.
I don't think this is the "biggest barrier" to reaching new users.
The biggest barriers are:
* Popular content creators who ought to care about building independent social media don't know it exists or why it's important. What if Emma from MR were here? For example.
* Sign up remains hard. I know why people don't want to integrate google auth... but if it were an option for some servers it'd make a big difference.
* UI needs more work.
God did not put me on this Earth to work. I was born into this world for THREE things: to count ants, make puns, and spout nonsense.
Now I am from Ohio and I have seen Niagara in the deep of winter. I'm not warm weather girl.
But I also have electric mittens with only the thumb and finger free for extra warmth so I look like a crab. My jacket was made for winter storms ... on boats.
Each boot is the size of my head.
I'm am not a "winter person" I'm scared of being cold and very prepared.
One of the oldest errors of war– they invaded The Winter People in the middle of winter.
I remember when I was working two jobs and in grad school. I got home from teaching my night course at the community college and stayed up studying Galois theory till three am convinced I'd do poorly on the comp the next day.
I woke up and the whole city was silent, covered in soft sparkling white snow.
I went right back to bed after reading the email... then studied in a more healthy way that weekend.
Those snow flakes were the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
If they don't have a "remote learning day" then they need to tack an extra day on at the end of the year to make up for time.
I think that admins and posh parents who want to buy plane tickets early are behind all of this.
What do ya'll have? "Not Snow Days" when you can't cross country ski to school or whatever happens up there?
Cat owners. Which of the following apply to your "cat"?
Not all cats are also "kitty cats" IMO I think this applies to those pet cats that are cute and manipulative OR innocent.
Of course not all cats are "moggies"
And not every cat is even a cat.
They just add another day at the end of the year. It's not that bad.
I could see maybe MAYBE making it a day where kids who need extra help can set up small meetings to get extra help.
Something like "office hours all day"
But you are correct that the kids who need that most? They don't have wifi at home that's working right now. They don't have a laptop.
IDK. I think a lot of people are on board with it for some unfathomable reason. Maybe I'm being too old fashioned.
I did remote teaching for a year and I did not like it very much. It's so much harder to teach, to hear the students, to even learn their names. I just wasn't a big fan.
I'm glad we did it I suppose, but the words "remote learning" give me battle flashbacks.
I'm VERY anti "Remote Learning" on snow days. Snow days are magical and young people should play video games and have snowball fights.
Or go sledding.
And pester their parents who are doing remote office work to make hot chocolate.
Hmph.
I assumed it was a fabulous auntie who picks you up at college and takes you shopping because she's singe, has no kids and lots of money.
I long to hear the sound of the ants marching through the tropical forest.
If a "birddog" is a guy who chases the ladies too much and to his own demise, then what is an "antbird" ?
I think this is the "God please take me from this place now." pose.
Four bird in the bush equivalent.
