Exactly. That's why it's so pointless.

This one is also a pretty good fit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kguaGI7aZg

Besides communities, it could also depend on your instance. The one I'm on, for example, makes a point of providing a safe space for gender diverse people to hang out, so the admins will defederate with any instance that does not police itself sufficiently to avoid bigotry. I imagine that means I end up seeing very little of the hate that goes in the broader fediverse. No big loss, I'm sure.

That makes even less sense. If you don't think you qualify to get into heaven, why would you desire to speed up the rapture? You'd just get left behind anyway.

Finally got around to reading the article, and this part was a pleasant surprise:

...there’s a lot more on the way in the coming weeks, including the return of Game Informer’s print magazine. Our intent is to bring back the magazine bigger and better than it was before, and add a host of membership and subscription benefits, including an expanded scope to our videos, streaming, and feature coverage, while also broadening the range of experts and partnerships we tap to bring you those perspectives.

To your point, it remains to be seen if they'll succeed, but it sounds like they are at least trying.

I never understood the SVN hate. Then, as now, the problems are almost never caused by the tools, and almost always caused by the people misusing them.

Unfortunately, I think that 4th branch is supposed to be the people.

I mostly just liked their sauce, but that's not enough to justify funding hate. The oppression leaves a bitter aftertaste.

Don't forget the part about curing covid-19 with bleach.

FWIW, I might have stayed oblivious of my own repressed gender identity for much longer if it wasn't for all the hate-mongering keeping the subject in the news and making it harder to stop thinking about. So that's at least one anecdotal example that fits such a trend.

I've experimented a bit with gaffs, but I ran into...ehrmm...logistical problems. Hoping HRT will help with that, actually. 😅

Definitely agree, though - they are well worth exploring more deeply.

I don't know if you're being deliberately ironic, but it's hilarious either way.