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I suspect that Reddit intentionally keeps the moderators of core subs a group of "normal users" (who will follow any requests by the admins) as a level of obfus
by cwkoss 7y ago
I suspect that Reddit intentionally keeps the moderators of core subs a group of "normal users" (who will follow any requests by the admins) as a level of obfuscation for any corporate-driven censorship or vote-tampering.
- ethbro 7y agoAnd I suspect there's a secret cabal of mole-men (and -women) who are selecting presidential candidates for the Democratic primaries. Are either of these claims falsifiable?
- SkyBelow 7y agoYes, their claim can be easily falsified by a full investigation.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoWhat is the answer if the result of said investigation is "well, we have no direct evidence"?
- burgerboy 7y agoThen the person who did the investigation is compromised obviously
- SkyBelow 7y agoThat has no bearing on if the claim is falsifiable or not.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y ago> falsified by a full investigation Unless it's a term I'm not aware of, a full investigation is still limited to human actors and limits.
- SkyBelow 7y agoThe result of the investigation isn't a factor in determining if a claim is falsifiable or not, only the question if the investigation is possible. This is confusing falsifiable with falsified.
- ethbro 7y agoA full investigation by whom? They've broken no laws. Voluntary? Ha. I realize what the parent was attempting to say, but internet rumormongering is poor form.
- SkyBelow 7y ago>A full investigation by whom? The scientist seeking to determine if it is falsifiable. That no scientist has the resources necessary to do so now does not have bearing on determining if some claim is falsifiable or not.
- ethbro 7y agoI consider claims in which there is no realistic path to falsifiability non-falsifiable.
- hiram112 7y agoI would agree with that, especially for their biggest and most influential subs like /r/news and /r/politics. Reddit's owners have shown they're not above selling out some of these subs to firms like ShareBlue. It would make sense as part of their contract, they'd ensure that the mods were 'suited' to their customers' goals.