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While I understand this point, there are other things than the technical aspects, the Diaspora precedent is a cautious tale of why not to chose this approach :
by tangue 8y ago
While I understand this point, there are other things than the technical aspects, the Diaspora precedent is a cautious tale of why not to chose this approach : It will attract the most toxic people of our communities.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThe popular communities (Twitter. Reddit, Youtube, email spam) are already toxic. The solution to that is good UX this puts users in control of which content is put in their face.
- awakeasleep 8y agoI'd suggest a bit of reflection on this comment. There is a bubble or perspective that derides everything popular as toxic, but I encourage you to think in degrees, and compare things. For example, visit voat.co, and then 4chan, and then compare them to the sites you listed. And hell! compare them to your family discussions, and what you see on fox/cnn/msnbc. I bet you can find a spectrum of toxic content, and I bet the sites you listed aren't at the extreme toxic end.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoI agree that some places are worse, but I don't see value in accepting a more diluted poison. Bad apples spoil the bunch. In fact Reddit's I'll may be worse because the non toxic content is attractive enough that it draws users in only to be chronically sideswiped by the toxic content, while voat can be simply if ignored.