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I think decentralization is important. Many centralized forums these days have their own "narrative". It could be of a political or economical nature. For exam
by andreygrehov 3y ago
I think decentralization is important.
Many centralized forums these days have their own "narrative". It could be of a political or economical nature. For example, each moderator on Reddit is biased towards what should and should not be published on "their" sub-reddit.
Here on HN unconventional wisdom is not welcomed either. Posts get easily downvoted to the bottom and then visually suppressed, hinting other readers: "hey, look, this opinion is not important, feel free to either ignore it or downvote". This visual suppression is, imho, a subconscious manipulation. Why nudge readers toward a certain direction? Let everyone decide on their own.
The current standard is "agree with me or you’re a white supremacist tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist and a nazi". Alternative opinion is akin to a crime.
Twitter is moving in the right direction (unconventional wisdom). There are very few bots left (barely see any). Irrespective of your political spectrum, nobody's going to ban you. Everyone is welcome on the platform. Twitter is about to start sharing ad revenue with content creators, which is a fantastic move in my opinion.
Lack of moderation brings everything into a balance – a self-organized chaos which is the closest thing to what our everyday lives are.