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Similar to Twitter. I do not understand why the hell they get political.
by StreamBright 10y ago
Similar to Twitter. I do not understand why the hell they get political.
- flukus 10y agoAt least with Twitter it's hopefully a wake up call for a lot of people about relying on centralized infrastructure. Then again, Snapchat.
- pjc50 10y agoThe mountain does not go to Mohammed, Mohammed goes to the mountain. That is, politics is not something you can opt out of. Choosing to do or not do certain things impacts certain individuals and groups. The result is politics. It comes to you. If you operate any system by which humans can communicate, politics is inevitable.
- ooqr 10y agoWhile true, if you've heard of any of the happenings at GitHub, you know it's not that simple and that they have been aggressively political in the past.
- SixSigma 10y agoTwitter is very politicised though. The ban hammer is not wielded impartially.
- jolux 10y agotwitter has been the birthplace of many emancipatory political movements. How was it ever not political? Furthermore, how are they wielding the ban hammer badly these days? Banning abusive assholes like Milo for example who make the site less fun for everyone else should happen more often, not less.
- je42 10y agoactually, their are some systems that try to force political forces out of the company. see holocracy.
- throwaway1892 10y agoA blog that could be relevant http://hintjens.com/blog:111 http://hintjens.com/blog:111 (it's not about politics, it's about money)