@pratik @cygnoir I can't say anything better than @cygnoir said it. But I can say: What @cygnoir said. @manton @jean One option for handling a situation like this would be to say: We have designated channels for reporting violations of community guidelines. Replies are not one of these channels. A comment made in replies but not reported is not a good faith use of community guidelines, but rather an appeal to them that seems designed to have a chilling effect on debate. And then in addition to that, share any determination you have made in this particular instance. I am sad to say I don't have the bandwidth for extensive debate and I do recognize that having the option to withdraw is an effect of my privilege. But to me, as others have said, this seems like a prime opportunity for @rcrackley to mute @pratik and for Micro.blog to articulate values related to the community guidelines.

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@jasonekratz Agree about “bloody revolution” being politics too, except I was hoping we wouldn’t get there. I don’t think Andreessen-Horowitz just got this, but in light of DHH’s proclamations, at least we got them to explicitly and openly state that politics is essential to getting your way. Now they may have been already doing that in the shadows via PACs.

Re: my quote about Ben, I still don’t understand your point. It’s clear I was talking about him being a privileged (legacy/social capital) rich white man. I didn’t even think about his religion but yes, I would put an American privileged straight white rich Christian man at the top of the food chain. But unless Ben tells us more about how he is being misrepresented in this world, you and I can only guess. I don’t know about his family history and his Wikipedia entry is scant on details.

Re: NY resolutions, of course, people should do what’s best for their mental health, but some of us don’t have that privilege or the choice so I was just pointing it out. If they feel guilty about me pointing that out, well, I can’t dictate how they should feel.

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@pratik @cygnoir I can’t say anything better than @cygnoir said it. But I can say: What @cygnoir said.

@manton @jean One option for handling a situation like this would be to say: We have designated channels for reporting violations of community guidelines. Replies are not one of these channels. A comment made in replies but not reported is not a good faith use of community guidelines, but rather an appeal to them that seems designed to have a chilling effect on debate.

And then in addition to that, share any determination you have made in this particular instance.

I am sad to say I don’t have the bandwidth for extensive debate and I do recognize that having the option to withdraw is an effect of my privilege.

But to me, as others have said, this seems like a prime opportunity for @rcrackley to mute @pratik and for Micro.blog to articulate values related to the community guidelines.

2024-01-09 12:41

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