Hot take: activist moderators are better than laissez-faire ones, and absolutely essential for dissident success.

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[–]outrageousboote 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The right should not be afraid to have spaces meant for likeminded people, instead of having everything free-for-all, leftists and nonwhites have their communities on lock but constantly attempt to harass/troll/subvert right wing spaces that are actually free for all, I would guess /pol/ is an extreme example of this. Ban the retards and ignore their indignant cries about hypocrisy or fragility or whatever.

Socks for example constantly engages in bad faith behavior under the guise of a "normal person" observer.

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

Right-on.

One of the most redpilling experiences for me was browsing /r/Libertarian on reddit. In keeping with their principles, they allowed anyone to comment and post, even people who hated libertarianism.

In short order the sub was completely overrun with communists who would never be so accepting on their own subs.

On the other hand you had 8ch which wasn't overrun by communists, but allowed blatant fedposters and ended up getting shut down over it.

These experiences and others are why I believe absolute free speech isn't enough on its own, you need quality and direction, and for that you need moderation.