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The Fediverse has a Mental Health Problem (scribe.rip)

submitted 1 year ago by Cube6392@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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This is a very interesting article about the long-term sustainability of the Fediverse for moderators, administrators, and developers. We've already had two of our lovely Beehaw admins take breaks to take care of themselves as they experience the burnout associated with maintaining a community, and I think for a lot of use we already know how exhausting it can be to take a center stage position in an online community.

Unfortunately, I don't have any great starting points for what to do, but at least talking about it is a start.

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[–] vhstape@beehaw.org 172 points 1 year ago (20 children)

I don't think the Fediverse has a mental health problem. I think people online tend to be terrible, regardless of the platform...

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 32 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I still think it changes the calculus for how it feels moderating an online space when you're volunteering vs when you're getting paid for it. The latter can let you emotionally datach yourself from it. The former? It's an act of love for which you receive hate

[–] vhstape@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, you're absolutely right. Some people just can't handle the "anonymity" the internet proves and take every chance to be a dick

[–] Chronoshift@fosstodon.org 8 points 1 year ago

@vhstape @Cube6392
Good thing that those people stick out and threfore we as a community can take care of the problem. I'll do my part to flag jerks.

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