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this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2023
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Seriously, I've been here like two weeks, and I got a basic grasp about federated instances in a couple days. People keep bitching in posts and comments.
Just host your own god damn instance for your hot takes.
Always baffles me how people just roll in and immediately start trying to reinvent the wheel. Bitch sit down and shut up, you might learn something.
Honesty compels me to admit that I did the exact same thing when I joined, rolled in here like "how are we going to deal with duplicate communities??". The circle of life I guess
I think they want it to be more like Reddit. Carefully moderated so they can feel safe in their echo chamber. If it isn't then they'll complain and moral bash you into submission instead of putting in the work to host their own instance.
Why equate one with the other? You can have a completely unmoderated or poorly moderated echo chamber. Conversely you can have a carefully/poorly moderated or completely unmoderated communities that aren't echo chambers.
The concepts are orthogonal.
In fact, I'd argue that completely unmoderated communities are the most likely to end up as echo chambers. Because only those with extreme views would stick around so the natural end state is a community of extremists. Example: 8chan
That is just my experience in Reddit. Mods will ban you sometimes if they don't like your opinion even if you haven't broken any of the rules. That mostly apply to power trippers but all your points are valid as well.