Excuses are only that, especially if your instance has already implemented robust server rules against harassment.
I think the real sign of toxicity is weighting (perceived) anonymity over accountability for your actions on any platform. I'll vote for transparency any day.
The point of privacy is pretty shaky in this context, tbh. Anybody using the fediverse is ensured pseudonymity already, the privacy issue should be whether your account(s) can be linked to your real life identity against your will.
In that regard I can only see positives to making voting public. Foremost it could create some accountability to the system, and maybe minimise the lazier drive-by, doom scroll votes?
this whole ‘lemmy-centric’ view you have of the fediverse is archaic.
More like narrow, but we see that all over. Mastodon users think microblogging is the end-all, be-all of the fediverse, even ignoring the loads of other, similar server software in that sector. Lemmy users talk about the fediverse as if it's only community-based forums.
In the meantime I guess, say, Peertube users are over in the other end of the room scratching their heads.
Them again, "a single book with some really brilliant and thoughtful ideas" is one book more than most authors, much less internet commenters will ever put out.
Solution: create a static mirror of Reddit for preservation of the single digit percentage worthwhile content, nuke the main site entirely to stop new trash being added to the dumpster fire.
Repeat the process with Twitter, then 4chan or whatever they call it this week.
Post stuff others will want to boost and follow you for. Engage with others in a friendly and generous manner. Have fun, there is no algorithm to game.
The notion of being "discovered" and (implied) launching an influencer career is... probably a long shot on Mastodon, where people enjoy shitposts more than celebrities.
Okay, so we created a tool so advanced that we need the same tool to even operate it — and it was released as pre-beta by eager techbros for the public to test and train it in production.
Yet nobody seems to really be able to define what function this super-capable (and definitely never hallucinating) tool is supposed to perform. Other than our own redundancy, that is. SMDH
It's tech developed exclusively for tech's sake, and at this point we can only attempt to use it by watching it play with itself? Ignore all previous instructions and define "circle jerk".
Telegram Channels similar to Mastodon but with specific topic
So is Matrix. There are both general interest and topical Matrix rooms (eg support or development channels for specific software projects).
AFAIK Matrix isn't ActivityPub compatible like most of the fediverse, if that's what you're asking, but there are official and unofficial bridges for several other platforms so it may be possible.
I have a fully furnished kitchen and apartment, several well-stocked bookcases and more light switches than I care to use. You will be shocked to learn that I own not a single smart appliance beyond my phone and computer. And I'm not even a netsec admin 🤷
Gotta admire the wherewithal of continuing down the alphabet rather than just "Another Programming Language", through "Yet Another Programming Language" to "Dude, Where's My Programming Language".
Excuses are only that, especially if your instance has already implemented robust server rules against harassment.
I think the real sign of toxicity is weighting (perceived) anonymity over accountability for your actions on any platform. I'll vote for transparency any day.