A reminder from #TrustCon that moderators subjected to vicarious trauma often feel guilt or shame from "getting it wrong" - but that guilt is misplaced.
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Imagine choosing a fediverse provider for the first time.
You're using a guided service/server/instance/community picker.
Step 1: Do you prefer a service that:
1. primarily supports a specific language
2. is regionally relevant to you (maybe a city or a country), or
3. matches a theme or topic you care about?
4. something else (add your comment below)
Which would you click first?
(Boosts to non-English and Global South accounts are greatly appreciated.)
If you're pondering why the "vocal minority" is so loud, it might be because it's actually the "vocal group I've never had to listen to or be exposed to before".
Thanks to a relatively algorithm-free network, everyone has a decent shot at equal reach and equal volume.
And - unlike most alternatives - the Fediverse allows these voices to be heard.
In a space striving for decentralisation and equity, thatβs not noise, itβs progress.
tl;dr - we are running out of money and will not be able to pay our bills in April. As such, unless we can secure funding by end of February, we will be closing down some services and re-examining our scope of activities.
