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Possibly unpopular opinion here…but all these complaints about how the influx of new users is impacting Mastodon culture, it just dawned on me that it’s akin to how people speak about immigrants (i.e. “THEY came here, they should assimilate to OUR way of doing things, and adapt our culture”)
As an immigrant myself (in real life) I know first hand the impacts of this inflexible way of thinking. It’s a nuanced topic, but just something for the OG Mastodon inhabitants to consider.
#FoodForThought
#foodforthought
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just to help you positioning yourself (mentally or else): I've read the same thoughts about a dozen times in the last week from seasoned fediversians. Many underlined that tolerance and openness is not a selective thing.
It is a valid expectation that immigrants shall follow the local customs and not forcing theirs on the locals, but locals also expected to be flexible accepting different people.
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