<![CDATA[Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users.]]>Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. So I blocked him

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/db662599-dcce-4330-b124-fdc82bd07f5a/encountered-a-person-on-mastodon-who-said-mastodon-should-be-inclusive-of-ai-users.RSS for NodeThu, 09 Apr 2026 05:16:09 GMTMon, 06 Apr 2026 17:50:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:38:10 GMT]]>@mausmalone

@MattMerk (me) enters the chat and stabs him, takes a short bow, and quickly exits.

@mcc

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MattMerk/statuses/116359449173599908https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MattMerk/statuses/116359449173599908Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:38:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:35:04 GMT]]>@mcc as in people who use "AI" in some capacity, by some vague definition? Or did he mean literally gen-AI models posting like typical bot accounts but no person managing the model as much as a typical bot account might be?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/medusaskirt/statuses/116359436993325327https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/medusaskirt/statuses/116359436993325327Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:35:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:20:35 GMT]]>@mcc same!!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116359380026852207https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116359380026852207Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:20:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:15:40 GMT]]>@mcc
Same.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/Maker_of_Things/statuses/116359360681812899https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/Maker_of_Things/statuses/116359360681812899Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:15:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:06:52 GMT]]>@mcc "what are you gonna do? Stab me?"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116359326130661043https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116359326130661043Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:06:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:04:39 GMT]]>@mausmalone Also somebody responded to my post above with "well you might as well block me too" so I blocked him

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mcc/statuses/116359317389241732https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mcc/statuses/116359317389241732Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:04:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:03:09 GMT]]>@mcc this is the modern version of "I saw a bum who said 'I haven't had a bite in three days,' so I bit him."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116359311502007065https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116359311502007065Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:03:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:01:37 GMT]]>@mcc if AI is really that good of a thing, please explain why Jesus never used or even mentioned it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/gmarcosanti/statuses/116359305465685864https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/gmarcosanti/statuses/116359305465685864Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:01:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:59:14 GMT]]>@mcc That's inclusive in my book. That user can hang out with their AI buddies 👍

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DJGummikuh/statuses/116359296091033954https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DJGummikuh/statuses/116359296091033954Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:59:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:52:21 GMT]]>@dysfun @mcc Not the first time I see this brought up, sometimes even the deluxe mental gymnastics version: you're treating a lifeless machine in a way that could be considered offensive if it was a living person, but people can use machines, too, ergo you're transitively racist against real people! Checkmate/QED/etc.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116359269008764113https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116359269008764113Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:52:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:36:21 GMT]]>@mcc Lunatics are taking over. Smh

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115901909597770490/statuses/116359206117734191https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115901909597770490/statuses/116359206117734191Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:36:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:34:26 GMT]]>@mcc you may as well block me next - fine - i mostly disavow bots but some of them may be ok in certain situations - there has to be regulations and compliance but as a dev i may want to build some bots as well.with lots of independent instances best practices with regards to bots will emerge - quite likely - you don't want corp interests to take over compliance

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116359198602309133https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/gary_alderson/statuses/116359198602309133Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:34:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:28:42 GMT]]>@mcc

But was he a "person"? Are you sure? (Key the "Twilight Zone" music.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116359176041379867https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/116359176041379867Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:28:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:25:08 GMT]]>@mcc good move

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://me.dm/users/hashraydamon/statuses/116359161976897829https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://me.dm/users/hashraydamon/statuses/116359161976897829Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:25:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:17:32 GMT]]>@mcc @Darkasvim do name and not just shame, so we can avoid them

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KNJ077SNWSPXCKCTZ5JNXHXRhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KNJ077SNWSPXCKCTZ5JNXHXRMon, 06 Apr 2026 18:17:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:04:11 GMT]]>@mcc same

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/bunnyhero/statuses/116359079615674495https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/bunnyhero/statuses/116359079615674495Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:04:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:01:18 GMT]]>@mcc Well deserved block if I've ever heard of one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Darkasvim/statuses/116359068264172245https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Darkasvim/statuses/116359068264172245Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:01:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:59:40 GMT]]>@mcc that's such a stupid statement on so many levels

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/pawv/statuses/116359061834413023https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/pawv/statuses/116359061834413023Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:59:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:54:46 GMT]]>@mcc the ever-effective tactic of "click a button to make a weird guy disappear"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/lexfeathers/statuses/116359042572483402https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/lexfeathers/statuses/116359042572483402Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:54:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Encountered a person on Mastodon who said Mastodon should be inclusive of "AI" users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:53:01 GMT]]>@mcc not only that, he suggested that this is exactly like the time we scared off black twitter, because ai boosters are basically black twitter and we're racists for not seeing it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dysfun/statuses/116359035722281955https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dysfun/statuses/116359035722281955Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:53:01 GMT