Here’s the reality of #TheBadSpace.
I don’t add instances to the database. Instances are added when there is a consensus between the sources the app uses. Thats how I built it.
So when people target me for harassment, people see that behavior and make decisions accordingly for the safety of their respective communities.
What I think about individuals is irrelevant to the system. I can make suggestions, but ultimately it’s up to individual communities to make their own choices.
Attacking me unprovoked is just a confirmation that defederating from an instance that allows that behavior is the correct choice.
Bigots are, quite literally, showing why they are listed by their own actions. Most instances listed on TBS were unknown to me until they launched an unprovoked attack on Black and Brown folks.
All I do is sit and watch the consequences for their actions.