I know it's a different form of presentation vs video, but I would que up so early to see a live panel of yours at a convention. Especially at Dragon Con. Doesn't matter what the topic is you always make it interesting.
If you sort YouTube comments by 'recent' you can find awful hateful comments on virtually any video, but downvotes do seem to keep those comments to the bottom of the comment section where you'll never find them. That's partly why I disabled notifications for new comments on my videos.
Alec, don't you think that also how microblogging (BlueSky, Mastodon, etc) works is also problematic? I've been here for a few months, and I feel the communication is extremely hard, and the arguments huge. Not only that people find your posts in Discover without context, but more.
I think as much as it is the responsibility of the writer to effectively transmit their message, the reader should grant leeway to their interpretation. Regardless of length, there's always room for misunderstanding unless assuming 2 truth-seeking parties. It's *new* kind of skill we need to learn.
i'm pretty sure he at least mentions it with the part about context collapse - he talks about how people outside of his usual subscribers on bluesky sometimes act like bots.
feels that problem more coming from "every comment a tweet" structure tho, but that feels irrelevant to the videos point.
I agree entirely with the video, and Alec's comment. My reply was just an *additional* concern. I see that limiting replies to followers only is helpful, but not enough to solve the issues. I think the problem is that microblogging has still some limits that are hard if not impossible to fix.
Comments on Reddit/Lemmy are not usually *that* long on average, but the brevity here forces you to lack nuance, omit context and sources etc. But what it's worse, is that you can't post to a community. You post alone, to the whole network at once!
I mainly use a mix of reddit and tumblr and trying to post anything here has been so annoying because I keep running face first into the word limit even when I didn't think what I was saying was running That long
I think when people can downvote a comment, and the community sinks wrong/inappropriate comments, it has quite a beneficial effect. People feel less "alone" vs the wide world. Plus, there can be moderators who can outright remove bots or offtopic content. And ban trolls.
Here people create lists of people they want to block, and often people end up on those lists for no good reason at all. In years of being on Reddit, I've only been banned from an antivaxxer group to which I tried to push back. Here? Tons of "bans". https://bsky.app/profile/robb.doering.ai/post/3lfxhn2qrsl2y
It's not really up to any individual to criticize why someone else blocks someone. If they don't want to see someone's views on a particular platform they spend time on, they don't have to, and are not any less respectable for exercising that personal decision.
I know, but blocking has more consequences than just not seeing someone's replies. However, my main concern is that blocking gives no recourse at all for clarification, apology, etc. It's a very final decision. And yet people create lists where masses or people are added without much reason.
IMHO, blocking because of completely opposing views, or for shitty opinions, is dumb. It shows no maturity whatsoever and forces you into a echo chamber. I only block accounts who are constantly annoying me or just being an asshole. And even then I'll unblock a few years later if they've changed.
There's a difference between blocking someone for opposing views and blocking someone who's just here to troll and upset people.
Like, if someone is seeking out accounts with a 🏳️⚧️ in their name line and spamming transphobic memes at them, they're going on the block list on principle.
Comminating over text feels dehumanizing to me, like writing something in a journal instead of talking. Just adding that human interaction adds a whole other layer of processing to a conversation. I feel it makes it a conversation and not just reacting to written text. Hope I explained that well.
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feels that problem more coming from "every comment a tweet" structure tho, but that feels irrelevant to the videos point.
college is literally just a person reading the book.
95% of humans are listening biased comprehending types. they need "to be talked to". thats the whole thing.
Like, if someone is seeking out accounts with a 🏳️⚧️ in their name line and spamming transphobic memes at them, they're going on the block list on principle.