I have never been an "online community first" person. The internet is how I stay in touch with people I met in real life. I'm not a "tweet comments at celebrities" guy. I was never funny enough to be the funniest person on Twitter. So when Twitter was accidentally purchased

It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Even better.

    Most instances have human moderation, gating for bots, and yes, and you actually have to take 5-10 minutes to figure out how it all works, so the stupid people are automatically excluded by sheer complexity.

    I fucking love Mastodon.

    • cookiecoookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Stupid people can just use AI, so nothing is truly barred, not like it requires more than a 3rd grade reading level either. Your post being upvoted this much shows how easy it is for the average NPC to make an account.

    • Ecco the dolphin@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I know you probably didn’t mean this, but I don’t think accessibility barriers are good. Diversity of thought is strength and bad comments naturally sink to the bottom.

      • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        After seeing how many terrorist ideologies have been allowed to thrive by claiming First Amendment protection since 2016.

        No.

        “Diversity of thought” my ass. I’m sure your wonderfully-diverse thoughts are just what all of us need to hear, but if they can’t pass muster under human moderation, they’re not worth platforming.

        • Ecco the dolphin@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Pretending these comments only come from “stupid” people is abelist and provably false.

          I am defending those with barriers, not fascists.