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1. Konaburd (konaburd@squawk.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 05:54:37 JST Konaburd

   Apparently I got reported today for using the #Alt4me tag and not being blind. I was told by multiple people on Mastodon that if I didn't have the energy to do alt text for every image I could use this tag and someone would do it for me.

   Instead I got reported to my instance owner. You all need to make up your fucking minds what is acceptable and what isn't if you want people to stay on mastodon. As it stands, I don't feel comfortable posting images anymore because if I don't have the energy to write alt text then I get shamed, if I used #Alt4Me I get reported

   You people make it so tiring that for someone like me with ADHD and Executive Dysfunction it is much easier to just not use Mastodon to post any images!!!!

   I'd also like to touch on how people always shame others with "invisible" illnesses. I cannot escape it. Just because I am sighted does not mean I am not disabled in some ways. But people can't see ADHD and executive dysfunction, so I just get their personal diagnosis of 'LAZY'.

   I can tell why artists aren't flocking here in droves.

   I don't know what I am going to do going forward but I feel pretty fucking uncomfortable posting any images to Mastodon now lest I be shamed or reported or fediblocked because someone didn't like whatever about my posts.

   Thanks for that.

   Boosts highly encouraged I think everyone should see this.

   #disability #adhd #InvisibleDisabilityRights

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   • Konaburd (konaburd@squawk.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Mar-2024 05:55:20 JST Konaburd

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     I'd also like to thank the person who reported me for triggering my Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, a common comorbidity of ADHD which I struggle with nearly every day.

     Thanks for ruining my day before I even got out of bed because you decided to report me instead of helping someone with a disability write ALT text.