due to the rolling blackout… I think it’s had its effect.
I think I am done with reddit.
it’s a shame because as someone who doesn’t use Facebook it was nice to have a sense of local community I otherwise don’t get online.
I still think besides the few odd regulars who brought the vibe down every chance they could, it was a genuinely great subreddit.
anyway, I’m just curious how many of you are well and truly done with reddit? not even going back for a peak?
Quite keen to get out from under American “Community Standards”, US defaultism and the extreme censorship that became prevalent on Reddit. I think the Fediverse taking off would be a paradigm shift in the way communities can be run, surviving any pushes to moderate to a particular agenda or set of tastes, and reduce the effectiveness of consensus manufacturing.
Worked examples could be that, fast forward 5 years, some Brisbane communities might allow casual use of swearwords like cunt and shit, or even slurs when used demonstratively (to the satisfaction of the community), whereas others wouldn’t. And both would be valid choices and users could manage it by subbing and unsubbing as they see fit.
Another cultural standard around casual or non-sexual nudity - e.g. would you need to tag a streaker on a footy pitch as NSFW or require their nipples to be blurred - could be permitted to develop away from the American prudishness, again some communities allowing it and some not.
You’ll still get in trouble for looking at non sexual nudity at work in Europe, this coming from an Italian. NSFW means just that, not appropriate for the workplace.
Yeah I get that, but I am still hopeful that we can see a spectrum of attitudes in moderation and cultural bias now rather than American way or no way.
Mate. Reddit literally allowed different subs to set their own rules in regards to both those things, your example is incorrect and pointless.