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0 pointsreducesuffering1y ago0 comments

I didn't indicate that at all. What I expect in a platform I'd want to use is thoughtful discussion from diverse perspectives. Leaving right-wing echo chamber filled with godawful comments to join left-wing echo chamber filled with godawful comments isn't much of an improvement. I think HN treads this far better.

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steveklabnik1y ago· 1 in thread

"echo chambers" are groups with ideological consistency. Expecting everyone to prioritize "thoughtful discussion" is asking for consistency: some people aren't interested in discussion. A few accounts saying the same stuff doesn't mean that all the accounts are.

I'm not saying anything said against Matty are good or bad, just that like, you're taking one incident and claiming that the whole site is one thing. It's really not.

reducesufferingOP1y ago

It's not just one incident though. This was over Matt's entire Bluesky tenure and there are many more examples elsewhere like: https://x.com/jessesingal/status/1849556209956769937/photo/1

I don't think you'll find almost any post in the 50% right of US political opinion that wouldn't be viciously attacked as a way to enforce conformity rather than debate its merits. That's an echo chamber to me and most people I reckon.

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