Jack Dorsey Unveils Bluesky Social, the Decentralized Twitter

Post by JoeJonathan » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 10:29 PM UTC

nathanaldensr wrote: post #5

SilverBirch wrote: post #3

I think there are two interesting sides to this here: First is that essentially a key part of this strategy is ideological, not pragmatic. Centralization came out of pragmatism, not ideology. It seems hard for me to believe that deliberately choosing the less efficient solution is a good idea for a start up. The second is that we seem to be seeing a lot of VC brain here. By that I mean, I can scream at a VC "OMG THER…

If the speech is illegal in whatever jurisdictions apply, then remove it; otherwise, it should stay. Yes, even trolling and slurs. If a platform emulating the public square goes beyond what is legal, it ceases to be a neutral platform and inevitably becomes a vehicle for propaganda. I realize that means propaganda could be spread by the users, but I'd rather than than the platform and users spreading it. The real que…

Post by JumpCrisscross » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 10:37 PM UTC

youguyssuck wrote: post #34

labster wrote: post #9

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Spam is 100% legal in all jurisdictions, so your legal free speech plan sounds like a total hellscape.

There are definitely laws against spam

Post by cma » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 10:38 PM UTC

SilverBirch wrote: post #3

I think there are two interesting sides to this here: First is that essentially a key part of this strategy is ideological, not pragmatic. Centralization came out of pragmatism, not ideology. It seems hard for me to believe that deliberately choosing the less efficient solution is a good idea for a start up. The second is that we seem to be seeing a lot of VC brain here. By that I mean, I can scream at a VC "OMG THER…

Post by PaulDavisThe1st » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 10:41 PM UTC

yrgulation wrote: post #31

I feel like he should have taken a long holiday. Not being rude or anything, but a new social network needs thorough thinking. For instance everywhere i read about the topic on casual forums, someone mentions myspace. Maybe it is time that such a network is built - fun customisations and neutral content.

Post by PaulDavisThe1st » Sat, Nov 05, 2022, 10:43 PM UTC

losteric wrote: post #37

mlindner wrote: post #18

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Mastodon is only free of issues because the masses haven't found it yet. Give it a few years and it'll be the same as or worse than twitter, given Mastodon's lack of moderation.

> Give it a few years and it'll be the same as or worse than twitter, given Mastodon's lack of moderation. Why is lack of moderation a problem on Mastodon? Twitter pushes content from random users you don't follow, that creates a responsibility to moderate (plus they need to keep the advertisers happy). The Mastodon timeline is direct follows. If I see some stuff I don't like, I can talk with that person or simply un…