regarding blocking: https://cohost.org/renkotsuban/post/7230637-things-that-i-wished
I like cohost, with reservations. I ask my non-white friends if they've considered joining, one time, and I haven't pressed the topic over time because I know why they haven't made an account. There's a smothering vibe. For me, it is the big issue the site needs to address. If it can be said to have any culture, it's "we're better for your brain and cozier than the other sites". But if this is going on, is it really?
Social media should be fun. It shouldn't be about calculating how much fear and hatred you can tolerate today from emboldened ban evaders before opening your notifications tab. Nobody's told me to do this but I'll personally be canceling my cohost plus membership until I see people saying things have actually gotten better. Yes, I am concerned about every dollar mattering for this site's continued existence, but I also don't want to support what's happening (or rather not happening) here.

