They could be trying to pull a double: not wasting a good crisis (Twitter) to syphon users, and Embrace/Extend/Extinguish the fediverse.
These tech CEOs don't deserve the benefit of Hanlon's razor anymore. Too much evidence of Te contrary.
dolphone
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A hundred years ago (give or take a few) it was quite legal for young children to work.
Go back a hundred more, and it's slavery.
And this is just in the "western" world.
In summary: why "just" now? Because that's how humanity works. And also, this (and any other "progress") may revert in the future. Because that's how humanity works.
I'd suggest not calling them morons. Maybe people don't know how stuff works. That's normal, and it's up to the people who do, to provide some guidance.
If I'm being called a moron for being ignorant I can easily get defensive, and other people might turn aggressive. It just fuels the vicious cycle.
Maybe I am now in a bubble, in a safe space. Maybe. Screw everything else, I’m not leaving. I like it here. Real life is already stressful enough for me to be annoyed by people on Reddit.
I think reddit has, in a way, the worst of real and digital worlds. As in the real world, there's a lot of people who react, let's say, not nicely; the digital angle provides anonimity and distance, which emboldens people. Combined with the fact that the top upvoted comments in reddit tend to be non sequitur jokes, and you get a lot of people trying to one up each other in their snarkiness.
I think you're flanderizing a very real issue (not feeling comfortable sharing a space with "the others") and at the same time lumping a whole lot of people in a wide spectrum into the very edge of that spectrum.
Also, why is "American" politics the default? The left/right thing is worldwide, both in concept and as a real thing right now.
I'm not arguing for tolerance for the intolerant, and it pains me to have to clearly state this. I am arguing for a little empathy towards non radicalized people that lean conservative. "There but for the grace of God go I", you know?
Why would you laugh? You asked a question and he answered.
It's a world of decreased attention spans, minimized further by bad diet, bad sleep, constant stress and dopamine triggers; not to mention barely a few years off the start of a pandemic, with long term effects apparently right down that same line. It shouldn't be surprising people find hard stuff intolerable, and those who can make things can also lower the technical barrier of entry.
Yeah I'm borrowing that phrase if you don't mind chef's kiss
It's a jump from a standard keyboard, but I just love the glove80.