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  • Couple of guesses I have:

    • potential graphics driver issues
      • s: could try reinstalling/updating graphics drivers
    • Microsoft
      • s1: full system refresh via Windows reinstall (after backing up all user files)
      • s2: for beginners; Linux Mint

    hard to say what else without any additional info (or having your device in front of me to figure out what’s happening)

    • for example, did you happen to install anything or was there a recent Windows update?

  • to ask questions even while anxious is something to be commended on especially since you aren’t sure about what the right choices could be

    I think it’s actually brave to ask for help especially in difficult situations such as the one you’re in

    “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” - Marcus Aurelius


    Should I go back and try to change society or should I just leave for good?

    This brings back memories from a well known anime called Code Geass where 2 of the characters have a debate on whether change can either be born from within the system or if it must be made externally

    • Lelouch vs Suzaku

    Personally I’d say it’s external but I don’t know if this is closest to the truth of the perfect solution

    From recent historical records like Hong Kong and Ukraine🌻 vs Russia

    • brain drain is a real thing and it seems that to continue living under oppression and subjugation is probably the worst if not wrong decision as you’d be unintentionally sacrificing yourself for a corrupt authority

    change is probably a mix of both internal and external

    • but to continue living in an state of eroding democracy might be more detrimental than benefical to most
    • as I’m writing this, I find it funny that this could be said the same for the fediverse here

  • as one of the instance mod/admin’s I’d say that evidence would help expedite the report process but it’s totally optional

    depending on what the thing being reported is sometimes evidence isn’t needed

    • for anything that’s blatantly negative/unpleasant, evidence isn’t typically needed when reporting a post/comment

    • for anything else that someone might find subtly “off”, 2 pieces of evidence could help us figure out what’s wrong

      • as a systems analyst having as much information to determine what happened and how things got to this way can help others and myself determine what the best way forward could be
      • for example some users might just need a warning/clarification based on my own interactions




  • By chance the fediverse might’ve developed a resilient antibody and regeneration system:

    due to allowing federated communities with transparent moderation logging it means that users are free to choose from a plethora of instances to set up camp and create

    back on reddit it wasn’t possible as there was only one without connections so it acted like a walled garden but now with the spread of Activitypub, it might be difficult for a singular company to have full control unless they’re able to offer better services than what’s currently available

    just a guess but I’d reckon that at minimum 51% of users that care about privacy and security would choose a FOSS instance rather than a closed-source proprietary one

    and as time passes I’d imagine that capitalistic instances would decay over time due to insufficient funding and/or user retention as their primary goal would be to squeeze their users which isn’t a sustainable model