Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
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Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps in certain subreddits that's true, but on Reddit, it's easy to find both far right and far left echo chambers. And it's easy to find centrist communities. It's also easy to find communities where people don't talk about politics at all, and just discuss their favorite TV show or 3D printing filament without bringing anything else up. That's not the case on these other "free-speech" reddit clones - they're exc…
My post was exactly what GP was doing here. He couldn't talk about the article posted without bringing in some neo nazi fantasy he had. I simply changed the words he spouted and it fit perfectly with what he is doing. Reddit bans anything "far right" (whatever that means) that gets popular. Extremist used to mean terrorist, now it's used for people you don't align with politically. No one on [Patriots . win] is an ex…
That seems fair game to bring up though, because this is a thread discussing the site as a whole, and not about a TV show. And the pattern of reddit clones hosting exclusively far-right ~~~extremist~~~ (edit: I'll replace this with "leaning") content while reddit itself is far more diverse is an interesting observation.
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
My post was exactly what GP was doing here. He couldn't talk about the article posted without bringing in some neo nazi fantasy he had. I simply changed the words he spouted and it fit perfectly with what he is doing. Reddit bans anything "far right" (whatever that means) that gets popular. Extremist used to mean terrorist, now it's used for people you don't align with politically. No one on [Patriots . win] is an ex…
That seems fair game to bring up though, because this is a thread discussing the site as a whole, and not about a TV show. And the pattern of reddit clones hosting exclusively far-right ~~~extremist~~~ (edit: I'll replace this with "leaning") content while reddit itself is far more diverse is an interesting observation.
I dunno, go look through any popular subreddit and it's all about "extreme" leftist politics, even /r/funny, etc.
But sure, some fantasy about neo nazis discussing tv shows that I'm sure GP totally saw and didn't just make up is relevant.
I guess my point is, yes, it can happen but it happens on both sides. Mostly, people just want a nice place to hang out amongst their like minded peers, and no that doesn't mean discussing Jews 24/7 believe it or not. GP talks like someone who has never talked with someone on the other "side". We're all people, stop dehumanizing the other political spectrum because you don't understand them.
tldr: the most extreme people on the right probably discuss Soros/Jews as much as the most extreme people on the left discuss Trump/MAGA. That doesn't represent anyone else.
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
While these "moderated speech" Reddit alternatives end up taking a far-left tone, what's funny is how all discussions they host have to be approached from that angle. So you can't just talk about your favorite article. You have to first make a nod to how it features a white supremacist conspiracy to push anti-Jewish sentiments. Only then can you go on to discuss the actual submission.
Perhaps in certain subreddits that's true, but on Reddit, it's easy to find both far right and far left echo chambers. And it's easy to find centrist communities. It's also easy to find communities where people don't talk about politics at all, and just discuss their favorite TV show or 3D printing filament without bringing anything else up. That's not the case on these other "free-speech" reddit clones - they're exc…
> it's easy to find both far right and far left echo chambers
Could you point to 3 "far right echo chamber" active-ish (more than 50,000 subscribers) non-banned subreddits?
For "far-left" I'd say: r/politics r/LateStageCapitalism and r/socialism
EDIT: I knew this post was going to get heat. I consider myself a "leftist" (and by US standards I would be maybe consider a communist) but my point was that there is active censorship of right/far-right discourse in Reddit. Even in my pro-socialist/anti-capitalist view I like reading and seeing the other side's point of view. Main reason being that I think we should be open to other views to see the things to improve in our ideas.
I would invite people to engage in the conversation instead of having a knee-jerk reaction.
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#15Folks, please use your words. Some of us are just trying to make it through Friday without having to login and use show-dead to see both sides of a discussion.
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#16[flagged]
Why is this downvoted? It's absolutely right. Why not Pol-Pot? Everything is "far right" according to Joseph Stalin.
Maybe Reddit is far left, and this headline is bullshit. Did Joseph-Stalin consider that, or was he too busy whitewashing Soviet history into something less than the absolute horror show it is?
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#17While these "free speech" Reddit alternatives end up taking a far-right tone, what's funny is how all discussions they host have to be approached from that angle. So you can't just talk about your favorite TV show. You have to first make a nod to how it features a Jewish conspiracy to push black-white interracial relationships. Only then can you go on to discuss the actual episode.
The comment that got flagged for trying to reverse this missed its point, but I thought it had one.
My reply-too-late:
While that is a little hyperbolic, there's definitely a "kid gloves" approach you have to take in a lot of online discussions.
E.g. there was an article on burnout that popped up on HN[0] recently where the author made sure to apologize for being a "privileged white chick" early on. You can't just talk about your problem with burnout and how you handled it, you have to virtue signal about issues that might not even be related first.
I've seen discussions on Twitter get swamped with "what are you doing in our conversation?" replies that drew the line on racial boundaries, when the issues at hand weren't even exclusive to race.
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps in certain subreddits that's true, but on Reddit, it's easy to find both far right and far left echo chambers. And it's easy to find centrist communities. It's also easy to find communities where people don't talk about politics at all, and just discuss their favorite TV show or 3D printing filament without bringing anything else up. That's not the case on these other "free-speech" reddit clones - they're exc…
My post was exactly what GP was doing here. He couldn't talk about the article posted without bringing in some neo nazi fantasy he had. I simply changed the words he spouted and it fit perfectly with what he is doing. Reddit bans anything "far right" (whatever that means) that gets popular. Extremist used to mean terrorist, now it's used for people you don't align with politically. No one on [Patriots . win] is an ex…
> No one on [Patriots . win] is an extremist, but I'm sure you'd say they were.
Seriously?
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps in certain subreddits that's true, but on Reddit, it's easy to find both far right and far left echo chambers. And it's easy to find centrist communities. It's also easy to find communities where people don't talk about politics at all, and just discuss their favorite TV show or 3D printing filament without bringing anything else up. That's not the case on these other "free-speech" reddit clones - they're exc…
> it's easy to find both far right and far left echo chambers Could you point to 3 "far right echo chamber" active-ish (more than 50,000 subscribers) non-banned subreddits? For "far-left" I'd say: r/politics r/LateStageCapitalism and r/socialism EDIT: I knew this post was going to get heat. I consider myself a "leftist" (and by US standards I would be maybe consider a communist) but my point was that there is active…
r/the_doland (banned)
r/CringeAnarchy (banned)
r/Greatawakening (banned)
The myriad of r/incel communities and their clones that Reddit plays whack-a-mole with
Re: Ruqqus, an open source Reddit clone, is shutting down their main instance
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
That seems fair game to bring up though, because this is a thread discussing the site as a whole, and not about a TV show. And the pattern of reddit clones hosting exclusively far-right ~~~extremist~~~ (edit: I'll replace this with "leaning") content while reddit itself is far more diverse is an interesting observation.
I dunno, go look through any popular subreddit and it's all about "extreme" leftist politics, even /r/funny, etc. But sure, some fantasy about neo nazis discussing tv shows that I'm sure GP totally saw and didn't just make up is relevant. I guess my point is, yes, it can happen but it happens on both sides. Mostly, people just want a nice place to hang out amongst their like minded peers, and no that doesn't mean dis…
wait, patriots.win isn't extremist but r/funny is?