There’s a common false dichotomy about #Threads: cut them off, or leave it to user choice.
I can’t speak to other software, but Mastodon offers a third option: limiting Threads. This can be done for all users of a server.
- You can follow Threads accounts after clicking through a warning.
- People who don’t follow those same people won’t see their posts.
- You have to manually approve followers _from_ Threads.
Basically, it puts Threads in quarantine, without cutting off all connections.
I like that option for our server, social.coop, and it’s the one we voted to implement earlier this year.
We know that Threads already hosts bad actors (e.g., LibsOfTikTok). We know some reasonable folks have set up shop there and will continue to flee there from X.
This option makes it clear that Threads is not a safe space, while allowing limited connections.
Every instance will implement the option that makes sense to them, of course.
There’s a false dichotomy about about storing #DogShit in your refrigerator: don’t do it, or just smear it all over the entire interior.
I can’t speak to other appliances, but refrigerators offer a third option: partitioning the dog shit. This can be for anyone with a refrigerator.
Basically, it puts the dog shit in quarantine, without taking up all the interior space for your food.
I like that option for our refrigerator, social.poop, and it’s the one we voted to implement earlier this year.
We know that dog shit already hosts biohazards (e.g., Giardia). We know that some reasonable folks have already stepped in it while attempting to dodge some other kind of shit.
This option makes it clear that dog shit isn’t safe to store in your fridge, while allowing coprophiles to do exactly that.
Every household will implement the option that makes sense to them, of course.
That’s grand
Truly a worthy contribution to the discourse, thank you…