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The only comments section I have recently seen that were filled with thought provoking, insightful comments and/or constructive criticism were the New York Time

by sylens 6y ago

The only comments section I have recently seen that were filled with thought provoking, insightful comments and/or constructive criticism were the New York Times and the Athletic. It's no coincidence that both require me to pay to subscribe and get access to them. I'd like to see even more fine grained controls for comments on posts for social media. Facebook should emulate what Twitter has done and let me maintain an "Allow List" of friends that are allowed to comment on my posts, links, etc. The friends system was originally designed the way it was because you weren't supposed to open your Facebook friends to everyone, but 15+ years and the shifting of connections that time brings (good friends may now just be acquaintances) makes this feature a necessity.

ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
> let me maintain an "Allow List" of friends that are allowed to comment on my posts, links, etc. I like that.
- DavidPeiffer 6y ago
  Facebook is already an echo chamber. How much would that amplify things? Hypothetically, aunt Joan just shared the post about the Ever Given ship containing tons of children in cages, and it's all Hillary Clinton's fault. Since she only allows her conspiracy theory believing friends to comment on her posts, there's no disagreement about the cause of the Suez Canal blockage. It's accepted as fact among anyone who can comment, and it's uncontested for the ones who could be swayed.
  - KirbyTetro 6y ago
    The Aunt Joans of the world are often presented as the problem here but mainstream news outlets like the New York Times and the Atlantic that have promoted hoaxes like the Iraqi WMD deception and Russiagate hysteria have done immeasurably more damage.
sol_invictus 6y ago
This already exists. Remove them from being connections. It's exactly the same outcome - what do you think these people will think when they see one of your posts and notice you've barred them from commenting? I would just remove the connection instantly in that scenario.

by sylens 6y ago

ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago

> let me maintain an "Allow List" of friends that are allowed to comment on my posts, links, etc. I like that.

DavidPeiffer 6y ago
Facebook is already an echo chamber. How much would that amplify things? Hypothetically, aunt Joan just shared the post about the Ever Given ship containing tons of children in cages, and it's all Hillary Clinton's fault. Since she only allows her conspiracy theory believing friends to comment on her posts, there's no disagreement about the cause of the Suez Canal blockage. It's accepted as fact among anyone who can comment, and it's uncontested for the ones who could be swayed.
- KirbyTetro 6y ago
  The Aunt Joans of the world are often presented as the problem here but mainstream news outlets like the New York Times and the Atlantic that have promoted hoaxes like the Iraqi WMD deception and Russiagate hysteria have done immeasurably more damage.

sol_invictus 6y ago

This already exists. Remove them from being connections. It's exactly the same outcome - what do you think these people will think when they see one of your posts and notice you've barred them from commenting? I would just remove the connection instantly in that scenario.