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That's kind of the thing about the fediverse: that's basically not possible. Any instance that doesn't engage in some blocking will probably be blocked for what

by jchw 3y ago

That's kind of the thing about the fediverse: that's basically not possible. Any instance that doesn't engage in some blocking will probably be blocked for what it doesn't block. You could, of course, run your own instance, but obviously that's its own can of worms. So... It's tricky. edit: also, sites like joinmastodon USUALLY just completely exclude anything too controversial, for pretty obvious reasons. Dunno about join-lemmy but I'd bet on it.

Sophira 3y ago
> Any instance that doesn't engage in some blocking will probably be blocked for what it doesn't block. So if I'm understanding correctly, it's a platform that encourages peer pressure and bullying? Or am I misunderstanding?
- TeMPOraL 3y ago
  Yes. That's exactly how it played out with Mastodon.
- spaniard89277 3y ago
  It's basically run by infantile people.
dclowd9901 3y ago
You know what made Reddit popular? Share ability. How the hell am I going to send a link to the Lemmy verse or whatever to my brother in law?
- Deestan 3y ago
  It's on the web, so you can send links the regular way. Either right-click a post, copy link, paste into brother-in-law chat. Or open a post, copy the browser's address bar, paste into brother-in-law chat. E.g. https://beehaw.org/post/529329 https://beehaw.org/post/529329
spiderice 3y ago
> Any instance that doesn't engage in some blocking will probably be blocked for what it doesn't block Yikes.. damn. I haven't really jumped in to the fediverse yet, but I've been excited about its potential. But this sounds incredibly toxic. Basically it sounds like we've gone from having to conform to the corporation's rules, to having to conform to the center of the venn diagram or else you get shut off. Am I misunderstanding?
- alphager 3y ago
  > having to conform to the center of the venn diagram or else you get shut off There's no shutting off. The instances that are blocked still work. It's like email. If cheapviagrapillz.com is identified as sending a substantial amount of spam, they will be blacklisted. Their server still works, they can still send emails, but many servers will not accept those emails.

by jchw 3y ago

Sophira 3y ago

> Any instance that doesn't engage in some blocking will probably be blocked for what it doesn't block. So if I'm understanding correctly, it's a platform that encourages peer pressure and bullying? Or am I misunderstanding?

TeMPOraL 3y ago
Yes. That's exactly how it played out with Mastodon.
spaniard89277 3y ago
It's basically run by infantile people.

dclowd9901 3y ago

You know what made Reddit popular? Share ability. How the hell am I going to send a link to the Lemmy verse or whatever to my brother in law?

Deestan 3y ago
It's on the web, so you can send links the regular way. Either right-click a post, copy link, paste into brother-in-law chat. Or open a post, copy the browser's address bar, paste into brother-in-law chat. E.g. https://beehaw.org/post/529329 https://beehaw.org/post/529329

spiderice 3y ago

> Any instance that doesn't engage in some blocking will probably be blocked for what it doesn't block Yikes.. damn. I haven't really jumped in to the fediverse yet, but I've been excited about its potential. But this sounds incredibly toxic. Basically it sounds like we've gone from having to conform to the corporation's rules, to having to conform to the center of the venn diagram or else you get shut off. Am I misunderstanding?

alphager 3y ago
> having to conform to the center of the venn diagram or else you get shut off There's no shutting off. The instances that are blocked still work. It's like email. If cheapviagrapillz.com is identified as sending a substantial amount of spam, they will be blacklisted. Their server still works, they can still send emails, but many servers will not accept those emails.