Lmao I’m not surprised that a wallstreetbets mod thought a subreddit’s name is a trademark.

Would be nice to have the option to have swipes navigate backward and forward too. I’ve been throwing out downvotes like candy lmao.

I thought the proverb was: cook a golden goose and you’ll eat for a day. Teach the golden goose to lay eggs and you’ll eat for a lifetime.

Gold is edible btw. Or at least inedible and non-toxic. It passes through without chemically reacting.

The code reads: moderate your own instance however you like.

Defederation is one-way. An instance you defederated with still has access to your instances posts.

With the myth that the USSR was a communist utopia rather than authoritarian rule by the wealthy elites.

Bigots are free to speak their minds. But they’re not entitled to someone else’s platform to do it on.

Wefwef (Voyager) allows blocking communities. Go to the community main page and it’s in the … list at the top.

Authoritarian is antithetical to the entire left side of the political spectrum. Tankies are far right extremists.

People who speak English as a second language are able to engage with a platform in which the majority of users speak English. People who only speak English or that and their local language are unable to engage with a platform where the language used is not their own or English.

More people are able to communicate with a shared language than with languages which are not mutually understood.

One other factor contributes: the U.S. has a large population which shares both a language and some culture. While multiple other countries may share languages, the populations which share a similar level of culture are smaller.

Then you have posts on social media being ranked in some way by engagement. One post may be relatable to 100k people, and five other posts are relatable to 20k each. The single post is ranked higher.

The internet is not something you just dump something on.

For a healthy diet make sure to only eat reasoned rebuttals sparingly. You should get most of your nutrition from name calling. /s

Each level of argument has a purpose. Know your audience and use whatever is most effective. You’re not going to get anywhere calling a doctor a poopyhead just as you won’t accomplish anything by presenting facts to a conspiracy theorist.

Your audience will be most effectively convinced by logic, emotion, or authority. It should be pretty simple to figure out which one to use.

In some contexts arguing is synonymous with conflict.

When I argue in a public forum my goal is directed more to third parties than to an individual who may not be acting in good faith.

Why does that person need to have an actual account on Threads?

They don’t. They just use their existing Instagram account.

It’s literally the same account you already have.

Yeah it’s a bit self-selective. “Trying something unfamiliar” is roughly synonymous with “learning”. And people who treat learning as a hobby tend to share a vibe as they say.

These days even Minecraft mods are one click to install hundreds at a time. The average person can get by with nothing more than folders on their desktop.

That’s just how the internet works. Early adopters are those willing to try something unfamiliar.

Be the change you want to see in the world.