The study talks to 16 Mastodon admins who got to say what they thought Mastodon did. It’s not really a study, it’s just a survey. Being posted here is just confirmation bias. For Mastodon to increase citizen empowerment, there has to be something measured and a control group that isn’t on Mastodon.
From the abstract
In this paper, following a pre-study survey, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 16 Mastodon instance administrators, including those who host instances to support marginalised and stigmatised communities
You really have to read beyond the headline. This isn’t Reddit.
Thank you for your service. o7
Thank you for reading the article
this. thank you
This justifies the amount of time I spend on Lemmy so I’ll believe it without so much as clicking the link
Do we also need a study that water is wet?
I thought water wasn’t wet, just the stuff it touches.
Idk if this is really true.
People get their accounts banned on this site for wrongthink constantly
i have only heard the term “wrongthink” used by those who participate in pretty not cool places.
I got my last account on here banned for telling a woman she was dumb for voting for trump
You’re thinking of the wrong wrongthink
there’s too much stuff to keep track of, man. all I know is that when I see that term, it sets off a red flag in my brain.
Well, maybe you subscribe to the wrong subs on the wrong instance?
Banned from lemmy.world for telling a woman she was “Dumber than shit” for voting for trump and then defending him in a thread here.
Banned from lemmy.world for telling a woman she was “Dumber than shit”
Well, that’s not called wrongthink, that’s just being an asshole.
If you vote for Trump and aren’t rich, you’re dumber than shit
That’s just a fact
Well, and it’s a fact that your behaviour is kinda lacklustre.
Wow they’re planning putting people in camps and you can’t even agree it’s dumb to vote for that.
Fuck you you dumb as shit too
Tbf “dumb” is ableist. You’re shaming anyone who isnt “high iq”, and IQ, and measuring intelligence in general, is doing the nazi’s work for them.
Tbf you can insult someone’s actions without resorting to personal attacks. “Voting for drumf is tantamount to shooting yourself through both feet and still managing to pierce your ear with the bullet…but hey at least it’ll match your furher’s ear” (See how i use the opportunity to be creative and provactive with a hint of dark humor?)
Aaaaand tbf “wrongthink” absolutely gives off qanon/kekistan" vibes so dont be surprised when talking like this turns you into a person people dont want to be around.
Alternately: a 1 hour old account may not be entirely truthful about why they were banned
Touché
Cool, an Oxford study that isn’t insulting.
To whom? Cambridge students?
If those Cambridge students could read they’d be very upset.
It’s my opinion too
Message boards on private servers. Ftw
You wanna go back to BBS? Cause I’ll go back to BBS
On Tor or I2P
