<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> This was blown out of proportion in my opinion. People really need to hold back their pitchforks for anyone who has a remotely different opinion than them. </p><p>Folks need to understand that not everyone has had the same environment growing up as them, cultures differ, people differ and so do their opinion. </p><p>Furthermore, if you expect *every* mod of *every* instance on the fedi to have a clean track record according to *your* standards, you might as well defederate everyone.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fosstodon</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Crocmagnon" class="u-url mention">@<span>Crocmagnon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Bene" class="u-url mention">@<span>Bene</span></a></span> I linked to a post about it on the blog. That goes into more detail. You can check out <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fosstodon</span></a> too - they&#39;re lots of noise there.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@neildarlow" class="u-url mention">@<span>neildarlow</span></a></span> you&#39;re absolutely right, and the whole &quot;but they will win&quot; thing is something Mike and I have discussed a lot over the last few days. I&#39;m just past the point of caring at this point though - if they see it as a moral victory, good for them. 🤷🏻‍♂️</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> “the fedi is supposed to be a friendly, welcoming online space, right? But the fact is, it isn&#39;t. It&#39;s just like everywhere else online”</p><p>TRUE. It’s friendly and welcoming as long as you’re willing to contribute to the self-reinforcing echo chamber. No one interested in alternative views and if you have any, blocks fly left and right (after they get in the last word, of course).</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Conan_Kudo" class="u-url mention">@<span>Conan_Kudo</span></a></span> we don&#39;t know if Fosstodon will shut down yet - Mike is still considering his options. I&#39;m just saying I won&#39;t be a part of it.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike" class="u-url mention">@<span>mike</span></a></span></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> </p><p>Thanks for all your time and effort Kev (and co.) in keeping this instance operational.</p><p>Fosstodon never did me wrong. It&#39;s been a solid instance over the years and gave me some hope for the success of alternatives to mainstream centralised systems. All in all, from my perspective, it has been a great success.</p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> I wish you a good recovery and happier times :blobheartcat:</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> ah, that sucks, mate. I&#39;ve had no idea that this has been happening. Fosstodon has been a smooth ride for me and the experience so far has been great. No doubt your efforts and that of the rest of the team have made this possible.</p><p>Take care of yourself and good luck in the future endeavors!</p>

<p>Going to spend some time setting up for the upcoming compilers course and then it&#39;s off to more Rust hacking. I sometimes wonder if I should blog a bit about that. Maybe.</p>