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Re: Aether – Free, privacy-sensitive public communities

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Post by PavlovsCat »

HostFat wrote: post #30
PavlovsCat wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Is anyone able to download the Windows client Yeah, but with the same result as what another poster said > Downloaded and installed, but no content has loaded in last 30min. As of yet, the github page says > Aether 2 last version: 2.0.0 (currently non-functional, in development) [..] (Not yet working, 80% complete) and the last commit was 2 months ago :( edit: this is how the page looks to me: https://i.imgur.com/2…

The github isn't updated currently, I've also asked the dev about the update of the source code Maybe there is an issue with the dns. Those are the current links to download https://static.getaether.net/Releases/Aether-2.0.0-dev.5/181... https://static.getaether.net/Releases/Aether-2.0.0-dev.5/181... https://static.getaether.net/Releases/Aether-2.0.0-dev.5/181...

Just as I was going to say "maybe it's my router", I checked the app again and saw it has loaded content, yay :)

Re: Aether – Free, privacy-sensitive public communities

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Post by mtgx »

a012 wrote: post #7

For anybody who is curious as me: > Aether is a product of Burak Nehbit (@nehbit). You can reach out at burak at getaether dot net. > Burak Nehbit > Burak is an ex-Google, ex-Facebook product designer and engineer. He specialises in end-to-end product experience, from product, UX, to API (developer) experience. He is an expert in the fields of distributed networks and monetisation (e.g: prior jobs at YouTube and Face…

If I remember right, Google hired him soon after he started the Aether project. I guess he's left Google by now.

Re: Aether – Free, privacy-sensitive public communities

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Post by the8472 »

aluren wrote: post #40
Lkjhmnbv wrote: post #24

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The same way you prevent them from becoming progressice/racist trash bin worse than reddit. You let them speak and prove them idiots. It's really not hard. Unless you're constantly on the side that's losing, then it's pretty miserable. But know that even though you're losing now you can reformulated your arguments and try again because no ones going to censor you. You have all the same rights because you, like they,…

What if you don't want to prove them wrong, or indeed engage them at all? Not everyone is owed a debate, a response, or even eyeballs. There's plenty of interesting content out there that people are paid to read, what makes you think anyone who values their time would be willing to read racist trash for free?

That's perfectly fine. But just because you don't want to debate with someone does that mean they're not allowed to talk to each other?

In my opinion it's more important to let groups self-moderate and compartmentalize. We can have a peaceful talk because "they" are over there, where they don't disturb us.

> Not everyone is owed [...] even eyeballs.

Where to look is up to each pair of eyeballs.

Re: Aether – Free, privacy-sensitive public communities

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Post by the8472 »

commun3 wrote: post #29
swiley wrote: post #17

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I feel like the cost of having open communication platforms is the existence of toxic communities. The correct approach (IMO) is to educate people about these rather than to have some sort of censorship mechanism.

That is, unfortunately, unworkable. You cannot successful quarantine toxic people from non-toxic people in the same community. People who aren't toxic rarely want to spend their time around toxic people, and those that don't mind it are usually those who aren't the targets of the toxic people. A community with many members who are openly white supremacists might not be uncomfortable for other white people -- even if…

There are diametrically opposed subreddits, 4chan boards or even twitter feeds. People can definitely coexist. The coexistence is not always easy or 100% free of disturbance but most of the time they work well enough to let each group focus on their own things.

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Post by kakarot »

swiley wrote: post #17
prolikewh0a wrote: post #11

How do you get this to not turn into a fascist/racist trash bin worse than 4chan/b/ as other Reddit clones have seemingly fallen into?

I feel like the cost of having open communication platforms is the existence of toxic communities. The correct approach (IMO) is to educate people about these rather than to have some sort of censorship mechanism.

And to facilitate the formation of insulated communities that don't interact with each other directly, without altogether removing any but the most toxic of communities from public search results.

Re: Aether – Free, privacy-sensitive public communities

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Post by pjc50 »

Lkjhmnbv wrote: post #24
prolikewh0a wrote: post #11

How do you get this to not turn into a fascist/racist trash bin worse than 4chan/b/ as other Reddit clones have seemingly fallen into?

The same way you prevent them from becoming progressice/racist trash bin worse than reddit. You let them speak and prove them idiots. It's really not hard. Unless you're constantly on the side that's losing, then it's pretty miserable. But know that even though you're losing now you can reformulated your arguments and try again because no ones going to censor you. You have all the same rights because you, like they,…

It's all fun and "debate" until someone shoots up a synagogue.
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