Gregory's ServerPeople always talk about my attitude and demeanor but never talk about the context of my mental health and the constant deluge of racism and hate that PV has dealt with since I spun up this instance.
I've seen more context and sympathy applies and give to the most hateful racists and instances. Bigots that have long histories of harassment and causing harm are given the benefit of the doubt repeatedly.
But the moments someone Black makes a mis-step, it's the end of the fucking world.
There's always a social cost whenever I talk about the blatant hypocrisy of white progressive on the fedi but that just proves my point of how aggressive this place polices Black folks.
For me, it's worth it because I reach a lot of people who see how aggressive this place is with it's anti-blackness and we connect privately.
And let's be clear. There are more Black folks on the fedi than you think.
They just don't want to reveal that they're Black b/c they see how much the fedi hates us.