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> The internet is filled with shit. Bots, influencers, spammers, the clinically insane, outright enemies. And also with people who just add people they conside

> The internet is filled with shit. Bots, influencers, spammers, the clinically insane, outright enemies. And also with people who just add people they consider enemies for whatever reason to all sorts of lists, and others who just subscribe to those lists blindly, without ever checking any. Why would they want to, it's supposedly unsavory. Blocking things as they actually become a problem for you has a way higher chance of success than outsourcing it. Just because it says "list of X" doesn't mean it's a list of X, it just means anyone can title things however they like.

EasyMark 2y ago
depends on the trustworthiness of the source. at some point we have to trust something; could be our own selection process, but it can very well be the opinion of someone who you follow that seem genuine over X amount of time. The false positives are probably a necessary evil, humans will make mistakes, miss sarcasm, etc.
pixl97 2y ago
>Blocking things as they actually become a problem for you has a way higher chance of success than outsourcing it. On small sites, yes. You can actually do this in human bound time limits. On a big site that attracts millions of small time spammers along with commercial and nation state level scammers, you've already lost. The rate new scam channels are created are faster than you can even click the UI button to remove them. If you value your time you'll make a whitelist of a few trusted channels and avoid the rest. If those channels have recommendations that fill your interest, add those channels to your whitelist. This will stop the constant doom scrolling and brain rot traps we humans love to fall into. Simply put, there is too much information in the world for you to ever be able to see and filter it all. Propaganda techniques like the 'firehose of falsehood' will exploit this to wear you out and make you ineffective. Select your media choices wisely.
- computerthings 2y ago
  > On a big site that attracts millions of small time spammers along with commercial and nation state level scammers, you've already lost. Bluesky is not that site though? There used to be a lot of fake follows a few weeks ago, and many people posting about it, but I didn't have one in over a week. It may get to that, of course, as the site grows. What I've actually seen a lot is people posting about lists they've been added to, and it's just silly. I've been added to one or two "MAGA" lists myself, heh.. I'm not even American, have no love for Trump, but I disagreed with "the people who are against MAGA" on something (I don't even know what it was), so now I'm "MAGA" according to that list, DNI haha. Anyone interested, you can check what lists accounts are on here: https://clearsky.app/ https://clearsky.app/ It simmered down now, but people seemed positively obsessed with blocking and letting their enemies "whither in silence" etc. That's the main reason I care, because it fascinates me, because I find it kind of sad. But in practical terms, the people who use social media like that are no loss to me, and I'm no loss to them, so it's actually totally fair, I don't mind being put on block lists for petty reasons. But I know not everybody is that jaded. Some people probably do mind. And it also seems kind of insidious how it makes people disappear from each other who never interacted, so they will never find out it was for a BS reason. It's not exactly Black Mirror, it's just Bluesky, no harm no foul, but still. How people (seemingly, maybe my perception is wrong) go "oh nice, this is useful thanks" and subscribe, without much discussion or concern, does rub me the wrong way a little.

EasyMark 2y ago

depends on the trustworthiness of the source. at some point we have to trust something; could be our own selection process, but it can very well be the opinion of someone who you follow that seem genuine over X amount of time. The false positives are probably a necessary evil, humans will make mistakes, miss sarcasm, etc.

pixl97 2y ago

>Blocking things as they actually become a problem for you has a way higher chance of success than outsourcing it. On small sites, yes. You can actually do this in human bound time limits. On a big site that attracts millions of small time spammers along with commercial and nation state level scammers, you've already lost. The rate new scam channels are created are faster than you can even click the UI button to remove them. If you value your time you'll make a whitelist of a few trusted channels and avoid the rest. If those channels have recommendations that fill your interest, add those channels to your whitelist. This will stop the constant doom scrolling and brain rot traps we humans love to fall into. Simply put, there is too much information in the world for you to ever be able to see and filter it all. Propaganda techniques like the 'firehose of falsehood' will exploit this to wear you out and make you ineffective. Select your media choices wisely.

computerthings 2y ago
> On a big site that attracts millions of small time spammers along with commercial and nation state level scammers, you've already lost. Bluesky is not that site though? There used to be a lot of fake follows a few weeks ago, and many people posting about it, but I didn't have one in over a week. It may get to that, of course, as the site grows. What I've actually seen a lot is people posting about lists they've been added to, and it's just silly. I've been added to one or two "MAGA" lists myself, heh.. I'm not even American, have no love for Trump, but I disagreed with "the people who are against MAGA" on something (I don't even know what it was), so now I'm "MAGA" according to that list, DNI haha. Anyone interested, you can check what lists accounts are on here: https://clearsky.app/ https://clearsky.app/ It simmered down now, but people seemed positively obsessed with blocking and letting their enemies "whither in silence" etc. That's the main reason I care, because it fascinates me, because I find it kind of sad. But in practical terms, the people who use social media like that are no loss to me, and I'm no loss to them, so it's actually totally fair, I don't mind being put on block lists for petty reasons. But I know not everybody is that jaded. Some people probably do mind. And it also seems kind of insidious how it makes people disappear from each other who never interacted, so they will never find out it was for a BS reason. It's not exactly Black Mirror, it's just Bluesky, no harm no foul, but still. How people (seemingly, maybe my perception is wrong) go "oh nice, this is useful thanks" and subscribe, without much discussion or concern, does rub me the wrong way a little.