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>One inherent appeal to a platform like that is that you have one identity across all instances which is appealing for practical reasons (nobody wants to manage
by _9xrb 4y ago
>One inherent appeal to a platform like that is that you have one identity across all instances which is appealing for practical reasons (nobody wants to manage a dozen accounts any more)
I see this as a downside. Redditors often stalk others' post and comment histories for flamewar ammunition. This is the means by which politics ends up leaking into unrelated discussions and sub-communities. Putting all of a person's opinions on every possible subject on one publicly-viewable page decreases user privacy, and increases the likelihood of splintered and polarized communities.
- throwaway742 4y agoIt has gotten even worse now. Moderators of different subreddits run bots that scan other subreddits and ban anyone who posts to them. My main account is banned from dozens of subreddits including default ones like r/news and r/pics just for posting in a now banned lockdown skepticism subreddit. I was actually trying to counter misinformation by posting there and I messaged the moderators with links to said posts proving as much. They responded that it didn't matter because I shouldn't be talking to "those people" anyways and then they permanently muted me (preventing me from ever contacting the moderators again). It's the worst with leftist subreddits. I got banned from a generic socialist subreddit for posting in a "tankie" subreddit. The "tankie" subreddit then banned me for posting in a "reactionary" subreddit. I don't even necessarily agree with any of those ideologies, but I enjoy debate and being exposed to different points of view. Apparently that is no longer allowed. It is frustrating that my 12 year old account is rapidly becoming unusable due to being banned from more and more subreddits and none of the bans are based on what I have posted, but rather who I am talking to.