I'd imagine this will also be very problematic for non-celebrities from all sorts of backgrounds as well. The harassment potential is very concerning.
kbin has this -- the feature is called collections. https://kbin.social/magazines/collections
you can make public ones that others can follow, or private ones to make curated feeds for yourself.
Pandora's Box is already opened, unfortunately. The Streisand Effect is only going to make this worse.
What scares me more than the fact that this guy exists are how many people chose to and continue to support him
Do you have any favorites that have significantly improved your instance experience?
- @kbinDevlog -- transparency and continuous updates were probably the biggest thing for me. Thank you @Ernest.
- Transfer of abandoned magazines
- Request for magazine moderator
- #Collections
- Improved account and magazine deletion
- Anti-spam protections
- #Crosspost function
Regarding Collections: I'm wondering if it might be useful to allow transfer ownership of collections as well? Probably low priority, but this could be useful if:
- The owner becomes inactive
- A #kbin magazine or #lemmy community becomes problematic + has inactive moderators
- Other magazines/communities become more/less relevant over time, thus the collection needing adjustments
Re 1:
- Could be mitigated on kbin magazines due to magazine ownership transfers, however, may pose an issue on federated magazines from lemmy
- Also could be mitigated by the creation of a new collection, hence probably low priority
Re 2:
- Could be low priority in regard to certain magazines/communities becoming inactive over time, however, the chance to miss out on discussions and threads should possibly be considered
- However, this is also mitigated by also creating new collections -- I just think people generally like to avoid migrating when followings settle in.
Transferring collection ownership could also be excessive/unnecessary? Thoughts? Does the status of an official collection change automatically based on the user count?
Also regarding collections: After following a collection -- going to a collection's page and attempting to unfollow is described as "delete". This may give off the wrong impression to unfamiliar users. Perhaps "unfollow", or "unfavorite" may be better suited? I also wonder if it may be more appropriate to have favorited collections appear at the top of the collections view so users can quickly find the collections they follow in order to avoid being buried by the popular ones. This could also potentially be solved by giving subscribed collections its own tab in the navbar next to magazines? Is that perhaps too many tabs in the navbar?
Anyways, thank you so much Ernest. I know some people were unhappy about /kbin's development progress for awhile, but I'm really glad I stuck with it. Despite the challenges that came your way, watching you get back into the swing of things and /kbin's growth has been a joy to be a part of. The consistent communication and having our feedback be heard is also a big plus. As always, looking forward to what else is on the way.
Edit: Also, really glad to hear you're prioritizing sustainability, balance, and a strong foundation for the future. I hope you're able to get the support you're looking for, so you can give this project the time and effort you think it deserves. It's clear you care a lot about this project.
This does not spark joy.
I hope you're not refusing to clean the cat's litter box because neglect is a form of abuse. I feel sorry for the cat.
A lot of social engagement through social media is driven by impressions such as up votes, favorites, likes, etc. Unfortunately, an easy way to promote engagement and such lies in rage bait. This is likely due to the visceral emotional response generated by rage baiting. I would also extend this issue to how ubiquitous instant gratification is to the internet and social media. People tend to acquire clout through reacting to something quickly, which isn't always well-thought out. Add in the notion of mob mentality, and you have a recipe for the rapid exponential propagation of negative words, thoughts, and emotions. People also tend to not have productive ways of channeling their frustrations and issues, so they often see other entities on the Internet as just a name, sometimes less than that.
There's also a heavy amount of tribalism across a variety of domains which allows one to take refuge from this rage baiting by finding other like-minded individuals to identify with. In some cases, the stress of everyday life or what have you removes a sense of agency or power in one's life and sometimes people cope with this by developing a sense of superiority through whichever group or ideal that they identify with. This cycle repeats itself until there is a constant battle between any given groups where people attempt to elevate their self-worth by putting those that they dont agree with down, while emphasizing the superiority of their own ideal, IMO. I could be totally wrong ofc. I'm hardly perfect.
It's been a pretty exhausting experience. I'm tired of it as well; my fondness for engaging with people has diminished greatly.
Even though this is a nice development, I'm pretty disappointed in the resources directed at Linux support. I'm considering dropping Proton soon.
Are you shore?
I'm okay just finding a niche community that aligns more with my perspective. Even if it didn't dent Reddit's numbers like many has hoped, more people have joined here much more quickly than I would've thought. While it also may be a hindrance to some, I think it's quite fascinating being a part of a rapidly expanding community going through growing pains. I have no idea how this will pan out, but I'm glad I'm here for the ride.
Happy to hear you're getting some time in for yourself. The constant updates have been a joy, but downtime is important too.