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I swear I must be using a different Mastodon than everyone else. Since I’ve been here I’ve only seen people be generally courteous and friendly to each other. The occasional times when someone has been mean, rude or thoughtless they usually apologize straight away.

Not only that but I’ve seen people go out of their way to help others understand how the service is different from others without being condescending.

It’s strange how vastly different one’s experiences can be on social media. 🤷‍♂️
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Sarah Fackrell 2y ago

nostr:npub19x0vumzxzyjzq0d4xyr59l2gd098qzpky4d4f54a58hdl279hnhs9e9ve7 I'm glad your experience has been a good one. And thank you for acknowledging that other people's different experiences are real. It's frustrating to see people popping up in your replies saying things like "yeah, I don't see it either, those other people must be lying!"

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Ged Maheux 2y ago

nostr:npub1ulmk7rglm7y8cykt7h40zhwnhv9c37qxq5tnna3jqz4wjx52wd8q2whweg thx! I have no doubt what-so-ever that it is happening, my experience at Twitter & just every day real life is proof enough. It’s that I often can’t reconcile people who say it’s somehow worse here than it was on Twitter given the compartmentalized nature of the Fediverse. You have to *really* try hard to go looking for trouble here vs there.

Also, I follow a wide variety of people and found them, in general, to be friendly, helpful and very strong advocates for marginalized users.