Friday evening is a perfect time for a timeline purge. I am now going through #MastodonForHarris and blocking every account spamming that tag with mutual aid requests. It's been a while since I've seen such a block target rich zoo of postliteracy TikTok leftist cosplayers.
For those who have money to spend on actual #MutualAid, please give it to someone who aids people at scale, for example @abcbelarus who these assholes shunned over their support of #Ukraine: https://abc-belarus.org/en/2024/04/16/when-ideology-gets-in-the-way-of-solidarity/
Hi Dimitri -
I'm also an avid follower of the Mastodon for Harris hashtag, and have been doing a lot of blocking lately too. But I'm also hoping that our effort doesn't get dragged down in factional bickering, which can happen so easily on social media.
So I'm blocking hard, but not engaging with any of the conflict or people attacking us. I think that's the best way to achieve our goals for Harris and our county. ... (cont'd)
Would you be willing to consider "not stirring up things" when posting about this?
Obviously, if these points are things you care passionately about no-one's going to demand you keep silent about them. But for me, I'm considering effectiveness as the most important goal in all social media stuff, and sometimes calling out people who aren't key to the situation just distracts.
Regardless of what you decide, thanks for reading and considering.
@jztusk Thank you for your considerate response. I wasn't planning on stirring things up any further, nevertheless yours is still a useful reminder to go high.
Avoiding bickering is the primary reason I'm recommending blocking instead of trying to argue with this account network. Assuming there's a faction there to have debate with is giving it too much credit. The labels I used for it are strong but accurate, and hopefully will help people not waste time trying to engage with it in good faith.
Yeah, arguing with them is useless. Blocking is the way to go.
@angdraug Wise. Block, ignore, for some report…and keep organizing…
Yup, so much stupid enjoying being blocked tonight.
@angdraug
I have had a few in the last couple of days too...
Same here, they are no longer in my little clutch.
@angdraug @abcbelarus great block list anyway.
@angdraug @abcbelarus@kolektiva.social big words for someone who says giving money to those who need them is cosplaying.