Hello, Mastodonians. I'm wondering: do you have a strategy for keeping up a high level of interaction with people on the web while keeping things pleasant and positive? Are there things/places you avoid or emphasize? What do you do to put your voice out there, but try to reduce negative and ultimately pointless arguments and interactions?
Hi Andrew, I guess that there is no real answer to your questions. People discuss. I have the feeling that people on Mastodon are quite #positivethinking, particularly compared to #twitter. However, there are discussions which are more confronting and less pleasant such as #forkoff
Hi, @GerryT! I get that, and I understand. Mastodon is a good place, although I haven't quite found my community here yet. But I find that things devolve super-quickly in the broader 'net. I wonder how folks deal?
@GerryT My thinking isn't really fully formed about what I'm asking, or what I'm looking for. I just want to be less grumpy, but still online :)
@awhite @GerryT just choose your battles. Leave those that devolve. I've actually have had quite constructive discussions both here and on birdsite. We started by disagreeing and we probably still disagreed by the end of the thread but I think it helped gain perspective and maybe shift positions slightly, at least for me.
In case you know French I can recommend the book "Le Liseur du 6h27" by Jean-Paul #Didierlaurent (there might be an English translation)
A quite smart book that is very nice to read.
You mean just lurking like the two grandpas at the #muppetshow. They just listen and are amused.
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It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!
@awhite @qwazix
Indeed, constructive discussions exist here and on birdsite. Real hatred I haven't yet seen here, but on birdsite. Anyhow, as @qwazix said, leave those that devolve. 😀