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I see small, walled groups with vibrant and varied discussion re-emerging. I hear about new small groups/chats constantly; I'm a party to several. Discussion wi
by andrew_ 5y ago
I see small, walled groups with vibrant and varied discussion re-emerging. I hear about new small groups/chats constantly; I'm a party to several. Discussion within is without fear of consequence, ideas are discussed objectively and in earnest. Disagreements are expected and welcome. Sometimes tempers flare but mutual respect is not lost and empathy is high. The soup of the day is candor, and it's delicious.
It's a matter of time until the bullseye fear is replaced with anger and gives way to courage, and until the mob annoys enough people as to lose any persuasion or power it currently holds. It'll take time, but history shows that change is inevitable.
- dane-pgp 5y ago> Discussion within is without fear of consequence, ideas are discussed objectively and in earnest. It's almost as if the Chatham House Rule is some sort of universal game theoretic truth that keeps getting rediscovered in different fields. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House_Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House_Rule
- nekcihc 5y ago[flagged]
- mmaunder 5y agoWhere? For the love of rational thinking, where???
- jimkleiber 5y agoThat's what I'm wondering as well. On which platforms? Group chats? Discord? Discourse? One I've never heard? I ask because I've been flirting with the idea of having more closed off groups, playing with using Discourse for it, as it's a self-hosted platform and I can tweak plugins/themes and close it off to the public. But I'm open to others, and more so, really just curious to learn about some of these communities, how or why they've chosen the level of exclusivity/inclusivity that htey have, etc.
- andrew_ 5y agoSignal, mostly, personally
- ikt 5y agohow did you find them? I don't believe you!
- andrew_ 5y agoOrganically. Immediate circle started one or two groups, and then was told about or invited to others via the Kevin Bacon effect.
- robocat 5y agoI would like to see a moderation system of vouching for new users (or perhaps individual content) where you are penalised if those users post bad content. ‘Invite only’ works for small groups. For more than say 50 people, a planned incursion can occur by getting one mole in and that mole inviting others.
- hiq 5y ago> I'm a party to several How did that happen, how did you meet them?