I wonder if the people in the Fediverse that are being unnecessarily shitty to people new to Mastodon and the Fed are doing so because their comfort was based on an extrapolation of a false sense of exclusivity and superiority.
If you wanted to be isolated from anyone in the Fediverse, frankly the best way to achieve that (other than not using it at all) is to create private networks and instances.
Surely, that's a better use of your energy than the insipid gatekeeping I see you lot doing.
@theauracle Some of the trolling I've seen has been pretty basic reactionary stuff. It is insecurity and mob dynamics playing off each other. These aren't legitimately hateful people, they're angry and confused kids that feel threatened their local space is getting colonized by those that rejected them.
