Fortunately “groupthink” on the fediverse isn’t a structural problem since nobody controls all instances and every instance has different moderation styles.
James R Kirk
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James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•How come Lemmy rarely shows up in internet search results?English17·6 days agoI also noticed that when Lemmy links do appear it’s often to a random federated instance, not the original source.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•so... dubvee and dubvee tesseract shut down.English1·10 days agoNo one person can control everything.
Doesn’t seem to be stopping you from trying!
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•so... dubvee and dubvee tesseract shut down.English11·10 days agoEh, I think you’re projecting. He literally owned his instance. He was playing with his own ball at his own house and you got “butthurt” because he didn’t want to play with you.
It’s no secret that a lot of people are attracted to Lemmy because they felt Reddit mods were too overbearing, but some of us like Lemmy because we didn’t think Reddit mods were doing enough about the overbearing users.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•so... dubvee and dubvee tesseract shut down.English1·11 days agoHe said “this” experiment, not “the fediverse” which I interpreted to mean his instance (or perhaps Lemmy).
That said, I’m honestly curious what do you care about his “toxicty” if he’s not an admin of your instance? You don’t seriously believe you have a right to dictate what he does with his own hardware do you?
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•so... dubvee and dubvee tesseract shut down.English16·12 days agoI’m glad we agree.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•so... dubvee and dubvee tesseract shut down.English2·12 days agoWhat did you interpret the premise to be? I read the post when it was up, and it read to me like OP was saying essentially that too many toxic users and not enough admins willing to stand up to them make the overall experience not fun.
EDIT: Which is accurate in my mind at least when it comes to Lemmy
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•so... dubvee and dubvee tesseract shut down.English17·12 days agoSounds like a major perk of that instance to me.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Privacy@lemmy.ml•Are smart glasses allowed in public in EU?English451·13 days agoUsing a camera on public property in the EU is broadly very legal.
Using recycled parts is the best advice. As you said, it’s almost certainly overkill and the price can’t be beat.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Privacy@lemmy.ml•What are some recommended RSS feeds for privacy news?English2·19 days agoNot sure if you are looking for blogs but I this guy is a good writer: https://rys.io/en/index.html
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•I have now found 1070 verified accounts from media organizations in the #Fediverse, but only on #Mastodon, #Flipboard, #Threads, #Bluesky, #Ghost and #Peertube.English2·19 days agoHilarious that that account’s made a single comment pushing back on classic lemmy hysteria/paranoia and then apparently left the platform.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Take a deep breath and think about itEnglish42·19 days agoSure, but not by definition. Posting slop and spam is different than shitposting. This post is just slop.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Take a deep breath and think about itEnglish52·19 days ago“Shitposting” describes the act, not the content. Posting content “that took little to no effort” to produce is just spam. It doesn’t matter if a human made it or not.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Mastodon is improving profiles and getting ready for quote postsEnglish7·20 days agoI think quote posts are undesirable for the reasons you mentioned but I have to accept that it will be huge for adoption, and the flip side (promoting others work in a positive light) is also going to be really great.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•The Fediverse Passport: A needed tool.English11·25 days agoI like where your head’s at, but Mastodon’s system of verification seems much easier to me and doesn’t rely on a third party.
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Announcements@lemmy.ml•Lemmy Development Update June 2025English0·27 days agotwas a joke, but that’s a nice feature!
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Announcements@lemmy.ml•Lemmy Development Update June 2025English0·27 days agoStoring upvote / downvote totals you gave to each user, and a setting to display that history next to their name.
Where is the instance that autobans any account that users have downvoted X times?
James R Kirk@startrek.websiteto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Fchan, the federated imageboard, is apparently still aliveEnglish34·27 days agoLemmy does feel more and more like 4chan every day…
The LinkedIn-styled writing here is hard for me to get through, but I think the general gist is that for profit platforms are easier to onboard which I agree with. This line stands out:
I have to disagree somewhat, it’s a different experience that is absolutely more difficult in many ways, but for those of us who value privacy, control over our data, and don’t like ads, the trade-off is worth it. Also it goes without saying that the usability of selfhosted apps has exploded in the past few years and it will likely become less and less of an issue.