Well then it’s definitely be a lot easier for you than me lol. I’d run my own instance too but I’ve only learned a tiny bit of C and python. I have a general idea of some software development paradigms but haven’t actually studied them very much.

You’d definitely have the ultimate control in that circumstance. Plus if you wanna get into web hosting and programming type of stuff it could be a good project.

That’s fair. And you’ll also have to deal with more bullshit for seeking out that kind of community but it might be a worthwhile tradeoff for you.

Surely there’s a middle ground between “defederating hundreds of instances” and “defederating practically none”.

While that may be true to an extent, it’s also reasonable to want a place where you can let your guard down.

By just dealing with it. Doesn’t make it less shitty though.

Sometimes people just don’t wanna see slurs or dehumanizing content. Doesn’t make them soft. Something you see that is “an opinion you dislike” might feel a whole lot worse for someone else depending on their age, race, sexuality, gender, ect.

You’re right. I just blocked them directly.

That’s your prerogative. I hopped to a different instance that more closely aligned with what I was looking for and also appears not to be ban-happy.

I federated your mother OP

IDK why people are thinking he’s gonna de-federate for transphobia when he has allowed the matt walsh documentary to sit on his instance for days now