Definitely needed, especially in the Fediverse.
Holy crap the edgelords there or on Facebook.
You comment something neutral, skeptical, response is either straight insults or completely disagreement and then insults, ad hominem or strawman/gaslighting.
Yesterday I dared to write I like X now, it's clean of all the edgelords who went to Bluesky or the Fediverse. Cancel culture on Twitter was over the top.
Reaponse, Cancel Culture doesn't exist.
My response, it absolutely does.
His response, No it doesn't you Nazi something something or other.
Err, what?
X has the most up to date information for tech circles.
People on BS mostly repost and rage about posts on X.
Fediverse are the different kind of refugees.
Mastodon has critical design flaws.
It's not a future proof system. And Cancel culture is absurd.
BTW 5 people reported me for saying that Cancel culture absolutely exists, all from the same instance.
Lol. The hypocrisy is unreal.
In any case, I think people forgot or never learned how to respectfully disagree and have a conversation with people who don't agree with them.
Hey, thanks so much for the feedback. We agree. ;-)
One of our goals is to just make the edgelords and trolls go away -- if they want to comment, they have to be nice. If they can't be nice, they can't comment (A gross over-simplification, but you get the idea.....)
One feature we are going to add is a "Here's your feedback, but press here to post anyway" as an option for users to have. At teh very least, make someone stop and think about what they are saying.
"The comment mentions 'Cancel Culture' and uses terms like 'edgelords' and 'Nazi' in a context that dismisses and trivializes serious issues. This reflects a trend in discussions that equates legitimate critiques of harmful behaviors with extreme labels, undermining constructive dialogue and signaling acceptance of toxic rhetoric."
"Using phrases like 'Holy crap the edgelords' can come off as dismissive and disrespectful towards a group of people. It’s better to express concerns about behaviors or actions instead of labeling individuals harshly."
"Describing cancel culture as 'over the top' expresses a strong negative opinion without offering specific reasoning. It’s more effective to explain what aspects seem excessive to help others understand your perspective."
"Using phrases like 'the hypocrisy is unreal' can come across as dismissive and sarcastic, which may alienate others from the discussion. It’s beneficial to explain what seems hypocritical instead of making broad statements."
(I picked the "why it's hard to escape an echo chamber" context option, for full disclosure.)
If it were my site, "I like X now" would be a red flag.
I don't think you're gonna AI your way out of this part of things for some time, and it really is the core challenge to content moderation; it's heavily opinion and circumstance based, in a way current models really struggle with.
My site c64g.com was completely removed from Google's search index, in apparently November 13th, after 21 years of being in the index.
It even has Adsense and Google Analytics and still it was removed.
I suspect some AI running wild and false flagging the site.
It's an established site for c64 games, you can even play some in the browser.
Laymen actually do care. But mass media does the sanewashing, and you can’t blame the average Joe of not having a deep understanding of what this entails and that it is not to protect the children.
Governmental interests benefit if we blame ourselves and other citizens for this shit passing. It is clear that modern democracies are people in power (which includes the media) vs the masses.
More circle jerk for their buddies.
The EU is an invite-only circle.
And you're not invited.
I don't even need to read the full text to know you'll have to fill out several compliance papers and in the end you'll be denied, because you're not part of the club.
Yesterday I dared to write I like X now, it's clean of all the edgelords who went to Bluesky or the Fediverse. Cancel culture on Twitter was over the top. Reaponse, Cancel Culture doesn't exist. My response, it absolutely does. His response, No it doesn't you Nazi something something or other. Err, what?
X has the most up to date information for tech circles.
People on BS mostly repost and rage about posts on X. Fediverse are the different kind of refugees. Mastodon has critical design flaws. It's not a future proof system. And Cancel culture is absurd. BTW 5 people reported me for saying that Cancel culture absolutely exists, all from the same instance. Lol. The hypocrisy is unreal.
In any case, I think people forgot or never learned how to respectfully disagree and have a conversation with people who don't agree with them.
Something like this is direly needed.
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