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[–]jet199 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (4 children)

This is social media and you're here.

[–]horatioherbert 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This is not social media. You have no idea who I am, this is not Facebook. This is not Instagram, no photos of users. Twitter? No, this is a platform for debate and exchange of ideas in the liberty of anonymity

[–]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".