> the more secrecy about removals, the less signal that favored users get that their opinions were published because the mods approved of them That's deep. I h

> the more secrecy about removals, the less signal that favored users get that their opinions were published because the mods approved of them That's deep. I hadn't thought about what happens to the ego of users whose content is approved. One lie in the chain really does screw up everything. > b) the 25%, seeing the vigorous debate about the cost of the King's new crown (and not the debate about the King or the crown themselves), don't understand why having the King as a mod could have a chilling effect on speech. You're right, it's like a newly manufactured Overton window that can be adjusted on a per-group basis. A simpler term is brainwashing but I think you do need to spell it out as you do here. This is good stuff, I can use these principles to tell stories using real examples and make what's happening more relatable. Or you or anyone else could too.