Bret Weinstein (@BretWeinstein): "I have been evicted from Facebook. No explanation. No appeal. I have downloaded "my information" and see nothing that explains it. We are governed now in private, by entities that make their own rules and are answerable to no process..."

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[–]IridescentAnaconda 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There is often still brand maintenance, which carries with it some of the scourge of places like FB and IG, but nowhere near as much. I will admit to doing a bit of that (more on Reddit than here). The fact that the level is much lower here, due to the factors you mention, makes this place more comfortable to hang out.

Saidit is better than Reddit in that you can't really get downvoted into oblivion, and ths removes a lot of the risk associated with communicating unpopular opinions. Still, I will self-censor sometimes just to maintain (largely imaginary) relationships.

[–]horatioherbert 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Self-censor or merely regulate or discriminate in choosing words with care

[–]IridescentAnaconda 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Mostly the latter but sometimes the former.

That's just human nature, part of how we behave "socially".