chiefmcloud

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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   I did. The beginning was a slog, but then it got really interesting. For me it was more about the plot than the characters.
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   Hi, if you’re interested I just registered chiefmccloud at mail.com (not as concerned about anonymity as spam). I’d love to chat more to you or anybody. Thanks
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   It’s definitely been interesting hearing some feedback. There’s a lot of passion about the topic. The problem I’m interested in has nothing to do with winning arguments, more that so many people are quiet, not saying anything, because they
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   That would be awesome, thank you! I’m particularly interested in any front end work that I might be able to get ideas from (still a React noob).
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   There are a few reasons I’m particularly concerned about cancel culture. One is that there is a mechanism for me to change laws I disagree with. There’s lots of things I hate about the justice system that I believe are being worked on. But
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   The story about Wadi from https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/stop-firin... is pretty horrible. I mean they all are, but maybe it’s the most clear permanent damage.
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   Or multiple translations. This is a great idea that I’ve considered but want to leave for V2. V1 is maybe disappoingly simpler, but at least it would mean that your boss 10 years from now isn’t reading through your post history
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   There are some similarities. The interesting thing about circles was the recognition that you are many people, and you don’t want to necessarily have political arguments with your soccer friends. So many people seem to have given up on the
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   by chiefmcloud 6y ago

   That’s the interesting tech challenge. Keeping things anonymous, even if a db dump leaks, but still allowing moderation and users being able to block specific people. I’m still digging into the solution but believe I have a simple solution.
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    You’re not wrong when you say it’s hard. I have been struggling with the problems you’ve brought up for awhile. Re:anonymous fb, I’m not going for exactly that but let’s imagine I was and consider the problem for a second of the homophobic&
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    Thanks for the thoughtful and interesting responses, looking forward to listening to the podcast. I loved the Cixin trilogy, but hadn’t heard of the dark forest theory applied to online conversations before. I’m not sure I agree with such a
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    Thanks for the pointer, I hadn’t heard about YikYak but will check them out.
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    Thanks. I think another key part is that social networks get huge. They get thousands of employees, billions in investment, etc. This makes them fragile, and forces them down certain paths. If I stay small then I’m not handicapped by forced
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    4chan is one idea about how people can talk online with total strangers. The conversations my friends and I have at the pub are very different from 4chan, but also very different from Facebook. Recording everything you say so it can be play
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    Thank you. I think it’s a really important problem and honestly wish it was already built so I could just use it. The Gab problem is core. Reddit bans a bunch of assholes so they go off and find alternative platforms. Free speech is great a
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    Thanks. Thinking about that problem too, and trying to find a way to give people both. “The personal is political” and one hypothesis is that at least a starting point for content you’d find more interesting is content that people you know
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    “Killing” was a poorly chosen term. I think cancel culture is very dangerous in the way that it discourages reasonable discussion by picking on people whose opinions are deemed to be out of line and punishing them with mob justice. Maybe th
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    by chiefmcloud 6y ago

    I’m working on a new way to talk online, with the goal of killing cancel culture, increasing understanding, and basically calming down current radicalization. Picture Reddit, but with the ability to anonymously share ideas with other people
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    by chiefmcloud 7y ago

    Working on a new semi-anonymous social network. You can share your thoughts with friends without being afraid of getting “cancelled”. In case any front end devs are interested please say hi