Federated space and the new gatekeepers

I really thought that I had found a viable home. A place where I could write to my hearts content and maybe actually have it viewed by someone. The #smallweb is a wonderful thing. But is, at times, it’s like space: cold and lonely. I thought federating my blogs would find life in the universe that is the web. I was wrong. All I have found is snobs. #Gatekeepers who, if it doesn’t meet their narrow-minded standards, belittle, admonish, and even suspend accounts for things they don’t see “fit.” I cry bullshit! I have another blog that I maintain that has articles about tech, computers, the independent web, old and alternative technology, and the ways technology shapes how we communicate, create, work, and live. I have written a few so far and have some already written that I am spacing out so I don’t flood with posts. I use AI generated images for my posts. Why? Because I have a full-time job, I’m in graduate school earning my MA in American History, I play in multiple bands throughout…