dreadedchalupacabra

joined 1 year ago
[–] dreadedchalupacabra 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Nah, it's a democracy. Hi! I'm that mod in question. Man we protested for the users, that's why all of that happened in the first place. I'm also the mod that started the discussion with the community about blacking out, and if the option was to either get a few people mad by having my hand forced by spez or seeing the place turn into kotaku in action? I'll take the heat, I'm fine with that. I'd do it again.

My concern first and foremost is the people, I'm fucking PISSED at what spez pulled (and made that VERY clear in our return post) but he forced our hand. If they hand the place off to some of the random mods reddit has in their pocket for this kind of situation or anyone that requests it, it could fuck up the community. I'm literally a mod because I care about that not happening. And that didn't change just because spez is a dickhead.

I'd prefer to see us migrate elsewhere. Until that happens I'm gonna do my best to make the sub the best environment possible for what we do. If that makes me a turncoat, I'll own it, because this ain't about my ego dude. It's about the users. And I'm damn sure not being paid to do it.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ck isn't so much grand strategy to me as it is a game of thrones simulator. The game is WAY less fun if you try to play it optimally. Trying to generate a mad syphilitic king who married his horse and is trying to become the leader of a black magic cult is WAY more interesting.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 6 points 1 year ago

Downfall to the fediverse: You know what your friends see when they look into this stuff? Oh, wow, they use that site that has the pedos on it.

It's a serious issue. Most people don't and won't understand the decentralized thing. When these come to light in the media, and stuff like this ALWAYS comes to light in the media, someone is gonna say at some point "Hey didn't pigeon suggest that site to me once?"

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 33 points 1 year ago (6 children)

As a mod of a few big subs, that doesn't really work either. Lots of us ban those on sight because of those stupid t-shirt bots.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 2 points 1 year ago

And that is microscopic compared to levying massive fines on businesses that don't go carbon neutral and passing global laws to protect the amazon and MESS UP any government that toys with it.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that is nothing compared to corporate emissions and air travel, but the internet LOVES telling you that how you live your life is wrong for moral reasons or due to some panic.

I say this as a chef that's generally vegan friendly. We gotta stop blaming each other when we're a drop in the bucket compared to big business. They got you attacking other people so they can do what they want with impunity.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh we're doing the anti-bike thing? Fun! Riding a bike to work for me would take 3 hours. Not everyone fits in the same mold.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 5 points 1 year ago

Just deleting the account keeps the comments there, though.

You gotta use one of those wipers to fully nuke your tracks. Otherwise you show as [Deleted] and the posts remain.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 4 points 1 year ago

Oh, it blocks the genzedong reddit crowd (who are worse here because there are no admins to tell them to stop openly advocating genocide) and the alt-right skinhead types. They tend to come from a few specific instances. What's left is a blend of progressives and socialists and anarchists and moderates that can generally talk about things without treating you like you should be put to the firing squad for not loving Stalin or Hitler.

You'll come across it at some point and know immediately what I'm talking about.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 4 points 1 year ago

I don't. Google reader died, and all of the blogs put themselves on social media.

The walled garden is almost complete.

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Rock and stone!

[–] dreadedchalupacabra 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

General, another settlement needs help.

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