“Sometimes there’s a man… I won’t say a “hero,” because what’s a hero? But sometimes there’s a man who… well, he’s the man for his time and place!” – Sam Elliot (the Stranger) from the glorious The Big Lebowski
You know that classic quote about standing on the shoulders of giants (and pioneers)? Honestly, in so many ways, that’s how I truly feel about the good ol’ Fediverse.
So, to sum up-- who are YOUR heroes here, and what does keep you hanging on here, baby…?
EDIT: For people wondering about what kinds of ‘bumps & difficulties’ I’ve personally experienced, here’s a tiny sampler:
I can share stories of my experience as an immigrant and almost never get a “go back to your country” comment.
Like if you tried that on reddit, jeez, they’ll dig up that one comment you made against the administration in power and send you death threats and try to get the authorities to swat me. Also, they ban proxies, so all they have to do is make a false accusation and trick reddit admins to revealing IP to authorities. I use Tor on Lemmy, and, while its not foulproof, its another barrier to add more effort, and usually law enforcement is lazy and aren’t gonna do much effort for a “lol donnie is so dumb” comment.