Can someone explain what is the news here? I'm struggling to follow.
1. Is raspberry.social the Mastodon server by the actual Raspberry people?
2. They hired an ex police person? What is the context here that makes this so dramatic?
3. What is #fediblock? Is this a Mastodon wide block? That terrifies me, that's king of against the whole nature of a decentralised network right? Are we introducing "centralised" behaviour into the decentralised network?
I want to give them the benefit of doubt. A person that knows how the system works in practice can actually steer the company in a less dystopian direction. That said, I cannot say that I don't feel a level of discomfort, because it is not made clear what his actual function is going to be there.
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This guy was a UK spy cop. These men broke the law and infiltrated orgs for a living.
And what is wrong with this exactly? Are you concerned that this guy is going to survey people without anyone's knowledge? Are you that paranoid?
The person running their Mastodon account needs schooling. https://bladerunner.social/@stevelord/109478020652552209
He's there to help us protect our rights, right?
He's there to help us protect our rights... right...?
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I've made friends with a few former police officers. And they usually tell me the job silently destroys you inside. The job makes you deal with the worst of the worst daily and after a few years, mentally you are fucked. If an officer wants to do something that is constructive rather than destructive of society, they should be commended.
The friends that have left the profession would rather work fastfood than anything even tangentially close to law enforcement, like security.