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> Nextdoor's whole model is built around fear-mongering. this is a very strong claim. I certainly see a fair amount of cringy pear-clutching or downright racis

> Nextdoor's whole model is built around fear-mongering. this is a very strong claim. I certainly see a fair amount of cringy pear-clutching or downright racist posts, but I see a lot more posts that are pictures of cats asking if anyone is missing it. also some women and poc warning others about an individual that actually harassed them. is it possible the the posts are you seeing reflect your community more than the platform?

jeffbee 6y ago
Nextdoor's revenue model is 100% fear-based. That's why there is an advert for ADT or Ring at the top of every feed, every day. That's why crime posts are distributed to your whole city while general posts default to your neighborhood.
- leetcrew 6y ago
  > That's why there is an advert for ADT or Ring at the top of every feed, every day. can't speak to this, as I use adblock when browsing. I don't doubt you, though. > That's why crime posts are distributed to your whole city while general posts default to your neighborhood. I don't see this. first of all, I don't actually see a specific "crime" category, presumably this falls under "safety". if I try to add a post to a specific category, I don't notice any difference in the default settings. as for what I see in my home feed, I only see crime related posts from users in nearby locations (ie, my neighborhood and immediately adjacent ones). I only see city-wide posts from city officials, and these are on a variety of topics.
  - jeffbee 6y ago
    I can't verify this any more because I spiked my Nextdoor account by "moving" to Comiskey Park, but when I used it "Crime & Safety" was one of the top-level categories under which you could post, along with General, For Sale, etc. When you chose Crime & Safety, the maximum scope to which you could post was broadened to include your whole "wider area" which for me was all of central and north Oakland, Piedmont, and Alameda.
    - masonic 6y ago
      the maximum scope to which you could post was broadened to include your whole "wider area" This works the same for all categories, even For Sale and Free.
- masonic 6y ago
  That's why crime posts are distributed to your whole city while general posts default to your neighborhood. That's false.
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jeffbee 6y ago

Nextdoor's revenue model is 100% fear-based. That's why there is an advert for ADT or Ring at the top of every feed, every day. That's why crime posts are distributed to your whole city while general posts default to your neighborhood.

leetcrew 6y ago
> That's why there is an advert for ADT or Ring at the top of every feed, every day. can't speak to this, as I use adblock when browsing. I don't doubt you, though. > That's why crime posts are distributed to your whole city while general posts default to your neighborhood. I don't see this. first of all, I don't actually see a specific "crime" category, presumably this falls under "safety". if I try to add a post to a specific category, I don't notice any difference in the default settings. as for what I see in my home feed, I only see crime related posts from users in nearby locations (ie, my neighborhood and immediately adjacent ones). I only see city-wide posts from city officials, and these are on a variety of topics.
- jeffbee 6y ago
  I can't verify this any more because I spiked my Nextdoor account by "moving" to Comiskey Park, but when I used it "Crime & Safety" was one of the top-level categories under which you could post, along with General, For Sale, etc. When you chose Crime & Safety, the maximum scope to which you could post was broadened to include your whole "wider area" which for me was all of central and north Oakland, Piedmont, and Alameda.
  - masonic 6y ago
    the maximum scope to which you could post was broadened to include your whole "wider area" This works the same for all categories, even For Sale and Free.
masonic 6y ago
That's why crime posts are distributed to your whole city while general posts default to your neighborhood. That's false.

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