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Reddit is a content management system for stupidity and spam. Let's not pretend it's some pristine, important institution. Trolling the_donald could only have b

by gdulli 10y ago

Reddit is a content management system for stupidity and spam. Let's not pretend it's some pristine, important institution. Trolling the_donald could only have been a step in the right direction.

talmand 10y ago
You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like?
- criley2 10y ago
  >You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like? Then I'll leave. Simple as that. I don't want an anarchist site where malicious actors and nasty people are free to race to the bottom because we're afraid of polite society. The Founding Fathers of America differentiated between Liberty and Freedom. Freedom is anarchy, but Liberty is freedom with common sense restriction. Liberty is freedom from onerous interference. I don't want a Free Reddit, I want a Reddit that respects Liberty. Not a Reddit which lets maliciousness exist because it can, but one which has common sense restrictions to create a better community. It's no secret that far-more-strict control on Hacker News produces far-better outcomes for discussion than Reddit. The hands-off approach to Reddit creates a race to the bottom for trolling and nastiness.
  - TrevorJ 10y ago
    You raise a lot of good points here for sure. My main beef with reddit has been the lack of uniformity in application of the rules. It's better for everyone if there are clear rules, and the enforcement isn't capricious.
- gdulli 10y ago
  http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/slippery-slope.html http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/slippery-slope.html
MollyR 10y ago
I'm not a fan of reddit, but occasionally they have some brilliance. - http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296789-gop-chair-demands-interview-with-clinton-it-aides-after-reddit-posts http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296789-gop-chair... - their AMA's with famous people are pretty amazing, steve wozniak's was great. - Can't forget their net neutrality protest either http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29127179 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29127179 - Alot of the programming related subreddits are pretty nice. It's how I got connected with Django Girls.

by gdulli 10y ago

Reddit is a content management system for stupidity and spam. Let's not pretend it's some pristine, important institution. Trolling the_donald could only have been a step in the right direction.

talmand 10y ago

You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like?

criley2 10y ago
>You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like? Then I'll leave. Simple as that. I don't want an anarchist site where malicious actors and nasty people are free to race to the bottom because we're afraid of polite society. The Founding Fathers of America differentiated between Liberty and Freedom. Freedom is anarchy, but Liberty is freedom with common sense restriction. Liberty is freedom from onerous interference. I don't want a Free Reddit, I want a Reddit that respects Liberty. Not a Reddit which lets maliciousness exist because it can, but one which has common sense restrictions to create a better community. It's no secret that far-more-strict control on Hacker News produces far-better outcomes for discussion than Reddit. The hands-off approach to Reddit creates a race to the bottom for trolling and nastiness.
- TrevorJ 10y ago
  You raise a lot of good points here for sure. My main beef with reddit has been the lack of uniformity in application of the rules. It's better for everyone if there are clear rules, and the enforcement isn't capricious.
gdulli 10y ago
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/slippery-slope.html http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/slippery-slope.html

MollyR 10y ago

I'm not a fan of reddit, but occasionally they have some brilliance. - http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296789-gop-chair-demands-interview-with-clinton-it-aides-after-reddit-posts http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/296789-gop-chair... - their AMA's with famous people are pretty amazing, steve wozniak's was great. - Can't forget their net neutrality protest either http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29127179 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29127179 - Alot of the programming related subreddits are pretty nice. It's how I got connected with Django Girls.