My limmerick about Reddit mods

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[–]RaverJodes[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (16 children)

They lock perfectly good posts. Make really anal rules about what you can and can't post. Will permaban you at the drop of a hat, insult you, and then mute you. And if you insult them back, they report you and Reddit permabans you! Seriously seriously anal. They're bastards

[–]UbiquitousCultOfSelf 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (15 children)

So that's all reddit though, right? I mean, saidit is surely better, I'm hoping?

[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

This place is more wild west like the internet used to be. If you don't threaten violence or post porn, you're pretty much left to do what you like.

[–]UbiquitousCultOfSelf 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

I think most people or most thinking people would choose that over the walled garden/protective bubble alternative.
But sadly, the numbers here don't prove that to be true. Reddit remains hugely popular, whereas Saidit maybe has it's beauty only because it is not popular.
AOL died because it was a walled garden, yet the masses choose facebook/reddit/twittr. Go figure.

[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

Reddit remains hugely popular, whereas Saidit maybe has it's beauty only because it is not popular.

Agreed. There is a lot of shit here, but the signal to noise ratio is much better for my purposes than Reddit.

[–]UbiquitousCultOfSelf 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

That's really rather encouraging. I've seen some troubled laments by this JasonCarlisle or Carson and he's pretty bummed that this site isn't a great success.
But if you've made it home, and others, maybe there's something here worth preserving.

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Yeah, Jason seems to be a good guy. He has a lot more revolutionary fire in his belly than I do, so I understand his frustration that Saidit's potential isn't living up to his vision. I see this place as somewhere to learn, share, and discuss with others, especially those I don't agree with. I doubt we will change each others' minds, but the act of engaging with your opponents rather than shutting them down is a personal win in my mind.

[–]UbiquitousCultOfSelf 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

I guess. I take a while to warm to people.
What have you noticed that he is "revolutionary" about?

And for yourself, if you don't mind my asking, what sort of things are your passions that you might clash with the "normies of reddit" over (not that they are normies, just mormal for over there) ?

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Jason is very much into organizing alternative communities to oppose the mainstream narrative in his physical location. That seems to extend to his online goals as well.

I just don't like that I could easily get banned from Reddit for saying the wrong thing. It's already happened on one or two subs, and I have no appetite for being told how to behave.

[–]UbiquitousCultOfSelf 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I just don't like that I could easily get banned from Reddit for saying the wrong thing. It's already happened on one or two subs, and I have no appetite for being told how to behave.

I get that to a point. But subs themselves are an invitation to be told what to post. They curate content therefore things are suddenly deemed "off topic" So in that sense, reddit, saidit, web forums all ask people to behave conversationally in ways that aren't the most natural.
But yeah, being a nazi about it is just loony. And then doxxing and swatting people, jacking people's actual lives up over disagreements online? That's a tad insane.

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

Yeah none of that on Saidit at all. Only problem here is the rampant racism 😂