Been using self-hosted, static website builder https://simonrepp.com/faircamp/ with satisfying results here
At this point though, you might as well skip AI and commission an artist (photographer, painter, fx).
Users can already do so, what would instance-level block bring?
Good reminder that: small instances = small impact. Both true for the positive and the negative.
One could make the argument that 5000 users is still not mass adoption. If that is enough activity, then mass adoption is not a requirement for the fediverse to be a nice social place to be.
I shouldn't have generalized, my bad. Let me rephrase: they are on my blacklist. Mainly because I get jumped by popups every time I try and focus to read something nice somebody wrote there…
Speaking of sucking… Medium is on the blacklist.
Now we just need to wait and see if Reddit takes the bait and joins the fediverse too, as an attempt to stop hemorraging users. grabs popcorn
Best thing that could happen is that reddit would respond with a surprise "we too" will federate with you all, and implement activity pub. Then you have two big actors competing on an open playground. And we grab a drink and enjoy the light show.
What's scary here is the lack of training/understanding on the investigation side… This is just ignorance.
Like, have you tried praying? We don't have any data, so it may be effective.