How long were you on Mastodon before being attacked?

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I had tried Mastodon years ago when it came out. Didn't think much of it. I don't use "social" media anyway, never have.Given all that's going on, I made a new account. In two days I found most of my interests had now active accounts on Mastodon. Software, News, interesting people, even a bunch I knew personally. I just wrote an anonymous profile with a short introduction ( and no details about gender, politics, or anything else with, shall we say, "sides" to be taken ) and was wondering if actually I should make a proper account and engage.But 48 hours is also the time it took for an extremely hurtful and personal attack from a perfect stranger, for no apparent reason, and a host of cheerleaders to renew the attack when I blocked this person.I could report, but then, I do not have the time or strength to moderate or report every attack, everyday, from now on. Account deleted, and back to my usual, peaceful, no-drama internet use.Twitter, Mastodon, no difference. It's all people after all. The same people.

anigbrowl · Accepted Answer

> But 48 hours is also the time it took for an extremely hurtful and personal attack from a perfect stranger, for no apparent reason, and a host of cheerleaders to renew the attack when I blocked this person.
Without context it's impossible to evaluate your complaint. If it was an anonymous and anodyne profile as you say, what was personal about it? I'm sorry you had a bad experience but, but with so little to go on about what actually happened I can't form an opinion.
Your headline is something of a loaded question and you just created a new HN account to talk about your bad experience of creating a new Mastodon account, and announce your lack of interest in social media based on an interaction that only you know the details of. I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve here.

hax0ron3 · Answer

I've never used Mastodon but I know that on some parts of the web, vicious verbal attacks are very common. It's part of the price that one sometimes pays for the benefits of a low-censorship environment. Sometimes, like on 4chan for example, it's almost part of the culture. Someone on 4chan calling you an ethnic slur is pretty much just the equivalent of someone here on Hacker News saying "I am sorry, but I must disagree". Different language norms for different spaces.I'm totally used to such language and it does not bother me. My attitude is that if I'm not getting doxxed, I don't care what people online say about my anonymous identity. I can remove them from my world with one click of a button, after all.

DoItToMe81 · Answer

I've never been personally attacked on Mastodon, nor, as a mature adult, would I really care if I was. The bigger problem I've found with Mastodon was how many large communities are ultimately dictated by narrow, usually politically oriented interests.

gaws · Answer

> But 48 hours is also the time it took for an extremely hurtful and personal attack from a perfect stranger, for no apparent reason, and a host of cheerleaders to renew the attack when I blocked this person.Was the discussion politics related?

King-Aaron · Answer

I don't understand, did you comment in a thread which then got you 'attacked'?Or did they just like, private message you or something?I admit I had to google mastodon because I've never heard of it,.

cbeach · Answer

When I left Twitter back when it was censoring Conservatives, I found Mastadon a confusing experience, with much less compelling content than Twitter. I didn&rsquo;t stay long enough to be attacked.If the authoritarian Left leave Twitter to join Mastadon, that suits me. The abuse I&rsquo;ve had on Twitter from the Left has been appalling.

mardiyah · Answer

less than 9 minutesthat's just personal experience

trifit · Answer

Unfortunately, you come across as soft. The only way to deal with heartless people is being equally violent.

How long were you on Mastodon before being attacked?

I've never been personally attacked on Mastodon, nor, as a mature adult, would I really care if I was. The bigger problem I've found with Mastodon was how many large communities are ultimately dictated by narrow, usually politically oriented interests.

> But 48 hours is also the time it took for an extremely hurtful and personal attack from a perfect stranger, for no apparent reason, and a host of cheerleaders to renew the attack when I blocked this person.
Was the discussion politics related?

I don't understand, did you comment in a thread which then got you 'attacked'?
Or did they just like, private message you or something?
I admit I had to google mastodon because I've never heard of it,.

less than 9 minutes
that's just personal experience

Unfortunately, you come across as soft. The only way to deal with heartless people is being equally violent.