TeaBeast @teabeast@chitter.xyz

Here's your irregular reminder that:

Twitter was a multi-billion dollar company with thousands of employees.

Mastodon is a niche hobbyist product run by volunteers

The fact that we're being seen as a viable alternative to them is an admission that a federated, decentralized future is not only possible, but desirable.

Mastodon is not one thing, or one place. It's a network of many things and many places. We don't have a spokesperson (I mean, there's me. I'm the official spokesperson for 💯 of the fediverse, but beyond me there is no spokesperson) we don't have consensus on moderation or blocking or tools or what is good and what is bad. Some of us are professional SREs and Sysadmins, some of us aren't. Some of our instances have been around for 5+ years, some won't be here in six months.

And that's good! All of it, every last bit of it is good.

We're wrestling power away from the billionaire class, in real time, and reclaiming it for the People.

Two things that are really important on here:

♿ Add text descriptions to your images/videos/audio. Accessibility is fundamental. More info: https://fedi.tips/mastodon-and-fediverse-accessibility-tips/#HowDoIMakePostsMoreAccessibleToBlindPeople

⚠️ Use Content Warnings on anything that people may not want to read right now. It could be upsetting like violence or politics, mild like movie spoilers, but either way it shows empathy and consideration for strangers. More info: https://fedi.tips/staying-safe-on-mastodon/#UsingContentWarnings

These features are key to keeping this place friendly. Please use them. 🙏 ❤️

There is a danger in having a large following on social media, whether it’s on here or birdsite.

People expect more from you, you have to be right always, you are tagged in conversations about you that aren’t meant to involve you(sub-toots, sometimes rly mean), you lose the ability to have casual conversations, your words are scrutinized and used against you.
People assume you’re too big to get hurt, that you can take more abuse, which is... ridiculous.

We’re all humans behind keyboards...

hello!

i need $80 to order groceries and $60 for medical weed

$140 in total

i have to work from home because i have asthma and catching covid is a major health risk for me. i'm currently searching for remote jobs now

i'm gonna put my full focus towards that, so no more freelance video editing or etsy shop for the moment. please help me survive in the meantime

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cashapp: https://cash.app/$vantablack420

venmo: https://venmo.com/vantablack420

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thank you so much for saving my life multiple times and continuing to keep me alive, fediverse!!!

#MutualAid #TransCrowdFund​

hello!

i need $80 to order groceries, $60 for medical weed, and $35 for my phone bill

$175 in total

i have to work from home because i have asthma and catching covid is a major health risk for me. i'm currently searching for remote jobs now

i'm gonna put my full focus towards that, so no more freelance video editing or etsy shop for the moment. please help me survive in the meantime

paypal: https://paypal.me/v33b33

cashapp: https://cash.app/$vantablack420

venmo: https://venmo.com/vantablack420

liberapay: https://liberapay.com/v4nt4bl4ck

thank you so much for saving my life multiple times and continuing to keep me alive, fediverse!!!

#MutualAid #TransCrowdFund

if you want to help us keep free food on the table, you can:

- donate money
pinkpeacock.gay/donate

- buy stuff from us
pinkpeacock.gay/shop

- donate food into the free fridge

- donate clothes for the clothes rack

Please boost for reach. So, anyone that is working on FOSS projects like web apps, sites, Linux apps, desktop environments, or other user interfaces, please let me know if you want them tested for accessibility. I can do both CLI, web, and GUI testing, and app testing on Android. I'm running Debian (on a ChromeBook but that's not too important), so just give me the name of the package, or the URL of the site or app. I can also do Flatpak!

#a11y #foss #linux #flatpak #accessibility

Urgent request by a Latinx non-binary trans dyke! They're homeless and need shelter from the heat while they look for work

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

Venmo: @ garbageconnoisseur
Cashapp: $garbageconnoisseur

#donate #urgent #mutualaid #boost

Hi!

I've made a few of these posts but there's renewed urgency.

Roe vs. Wade was just overturned, and Oklahoma now has the strictest abortion laws in the country.

They're pretty much guaranteed to go after gay marriage, trans rights, and sodomy next.

My family is freaking out obviously. We gotta get out of this state pronto. This is a serious potential safety issue.

Please help, even a little? https://gofund.me/8d0d1a3e