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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Well, bluesky isn't the fediverse, but the point stands.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (14 children)

I'm ignorant af tbh 😅 Thanks for the clarification

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

Bluesy is a business, Mastodon is a community tool that runs on the ActivityPub (same as Lemmy which is what we are talkin on).

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

I think Mastodon would be what you're looking for.

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[–] [email protected] 326 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

Isn't it weird how much harder it is for them to tip the scales on Lemmy and Mastodon, platforms without algorithms designed by right-wing billionaires?

[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kinda makes ya think… Maybe letting someone else filter the content you see is an inherently biased concept.

I’d rather apply my own biases to my feed, tyvm.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Bias is always present in this type of thing, the critical difference is honesty, openness, freedom to dissent (in theory and in practicality) and integrity of which big tech companies do not even possess a homeopathic amount.

Same story with trust for that matter...

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[–] [email protected] 149 points 2 months ago (1 children)

WHAT? Are you implying that the rich used the advantage of closed black box algorithms to screw with peoples opinions, motivations and emotions for the goal of enriching themselves both financially and with power‽

Preposterous!/s

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[–] [email protected] 119 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey it isn't nice to beat up people who only want to seriously hurt and maim you, your family and your friends.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Right? What happened to tolerance?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

What happened to tolerance is quite clear, to the point that it has a name, it is called the paradox of tolerance.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance#%3A%7E%3Atext=The+paradox+of+tolerance+is%2Cthe+very+principle+of+tolerance

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