I know I rant a lot about people not using CW's or hashtags when posting politics or other potentially triggering posts.
However this time I'd like to talk to those, like myself, who find certain topics distressing here on Mastodon.
Go to "preferences".
Click "filters".
Click "add new filter"
Fill out everything making sure to add all of the keywords related to the subject you wish to avoid.
Click "Save new filter".
We can't expect others to be kind to us if we aren't being kind to ourselves.
When "Quoting" is finally introduced into Mastodon I'm hoping that instances will take a ZERO TOLERANCE policy regarding people who use it to dog pile on someone that they disagree with.
I don't care how justified you feel doing it, it's a slippery slope that eventually ends in innocent people being shit on because they seem "different".
And that's not what the Fedi is about.
There are good and fun ways to use quoting. Dog piling should not be one of them.
The real tragedy after losing a beloved pet is the realization that they deserved to be loved more, even when you’ve poured all of your love into them.