Notices by 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org), page 102

@iamo In what way do you feel you were disrespected?

@iamo I wouldnt mind if that was the case. Its more concerning that you think people are lying about user count

@iamo 1,830 active users, 5,000 registered.

As stated in another thread, you constantly attack the entire instance since the moment you joined. The reports on you have been insane (though none that require moderator action).

You are simply blocked by most active users here at this point.

Your 3 person follower count, while others who have been here just as long are in the hundreds, should tell you why that is.

@iamo I'm not the one coming up with the number, the server software itself (matodon) reports the number. Unless you think there is some conspiracy to lie to you.

You really think that is more reasonable than the fact that you spam the timeline with complaining about everyone but yourself didnt get you blocked by most of us?

You have any idea how many reports on you I had to address since you joined? You didnt break the rules so I had no reason to take any action, but that doesnt prevent people from blocking you either.

Don't believe me, ask yourself why you've been here for a bit now and only have 3 followers meanwhile others have many more followers.

There comes a point where you have to accept your own problems and stop blaming the world for what you see.

@ThisIsLeeloo

I can dig it :)

@georgia

@Vamp898 Thats a common fallacy, you absolutely can.

If it is not known whether some assertion is a fact or not to a group of people, then people hold opinions as to what is the fact and what is not.

So in short determining what is or is not a fact is an opinion.

In this case we are dealing with something a bit unique though. In 2000 pluto absolutely was a planet, because the definition of planet was choosen in such a way to be inclusive of pluto. Some group decided to redefine that word, which is fine, but it doesnt change anything in the physical world.

@pschwede Claiming Pluto is not a planet is just body shaming for planets!

@georgia Not necceseraly, depends on the definition.

Also as for no body wanting that, I would certainly be ok with that and it makes way more sense to me.

Language is decided by historical usage, it isnt something we get to "decide" for words that already exist (only new ones we make).

As such we already had a definition for the word that included pluto. If they felt the word wasnt useful technically instead of destroying the old word and redefining it what they should have done is came up with a new word they could have assigned any technical definition they wanted to it. Thats how it is done in almost every other discipline of science.

@arteteco I certainly do my best, but it feels hopeless sometimes.

@mngrif

You get my vote!

@null0x0 @Vamp898

@pschwede Claiming Pluto is not a planet is just body shaming for planets!

@null0x0

Yea, they obviously teach the current consensus towards a definition, which was redefined. Nothing wrong with that but its important to realize we are dealing with a question about semantics, not fact or objective truth. What we call things, as with all language, comes down to usage.

@Vamp898

@arteteco We need communicators as parents, thats where it is lacking. Most of this willful ignorance comes from the parents.

I do agree that if we had better communicators in middle school and elementary school, it would likely help before these bad habits get established. But it is hard to work against a parent especially when you have a kid for only a year.

@iamo Our active user count (based on only the users who actually make posts, not just registered users) is 1,830 users... quite a bit more than "8 users".

You have to remember a **lot** of people have you blocked here because you have been very antagonistic to the community since you joined.

@Vamp898 Thats a common fallacy, you absolutely can.

If it is not known whether some assertion is a fact or not to a group of people, then people hold opinions as to what is the fact and what is not.

So in short determining what is or is not a fact is an opinion.

In this case we are dealing with something a bit unique though. In 2000 pluto absolutely was a planet, because the definition of planet was choosen in such a way to be inclusive of pluto. Some group decided to redefine that word, which is fine, but it doesnt change anything in the physical world.

@arteteco I'm not sure if it is the lack of communication. Usually I find most morons who think this stuff to be true can not be convinced otherwise no matter how well someone communicates that.

The issue isnt the lack of communication, but the mindset of the people who think these things true.

Is Pluto a planet?

[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] No opinion

@arteteco I'm more worried about the fact that in multiple languages there is a hit at all int he top 20!

@arteteco We are still #1 on the list at joinmastodon.org. As far as i know that means we are the fastest growing instance in terms of active users.