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if we could swap mainstream platforms, which would be the centre of mainstream instead? Friendica, Mastodon, Peertube or something else entirely? (piefed.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by bluemoon@piefed.social to c/technology@beehaw.org

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i am reminded that if "social media" didn't devolve we'd have organized and come together to solve (crisis upon crisis) already and politicians would've had a digital polling station and direct communication with the populace.

instead Facebook Twitter YouTube is what it is.

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[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you believe they violated Beehaw's rules, report them.

If you want to be in a space without moderation, then Beehaw isn't for you. Moderation isn't only spam filtering. If you believe that's what moderation should be, that's okay. But that isn't what it is here or in almost any space.

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not going to report them, I'm just trying not to let them bait me into getting myself banned.

The problem is if I did give them the reply they deserved, I might be banned when I'm the one treating them fairly, and I doubt they'd face a longer ban for baiting me or anything.

Two wrongs don't make a right, me trying to get them banned doesn't help with the fact that online spaces form bullying cults that ban victims. Either neither of us should be banned, or the instigator should be banned without punishing the victim. If you really feel like punishing victims, it would at least look less culty and psychopathic if instigators were treated more harshly. But I'm not the one removing the option to just let everyone talk freely with no bans for non-spammers.