Tomat0

@Tomat0@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thoughts on r/antiwork drama and implications for Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  IMO any such changes towards democratization would probably be best suited to a different Fediverse project entirely given how much it alters the structure of the genre of site Lemmy falls under.

  I think the real lesson from the whole fiasco is that people shouldn't place more political expectations on a subreddit than its capable of handling. Reddit/Lemmy has specific uses it's good for, and things it's not good at. Upvotes, subcommunities, and central moderation all contribute to the problems with Reddit but at the same time they stay because they've proven to be the most effective at doing what Reddit is built to do.

  When it comes to making a sort of rallying point for things like what /r/antiwork was going after, IMO the whole structure of the site would have to be re-thought. And while I think we should begin with experimenting with platform design more, I don't think it's a good idea to burden platforms which were designed to act as direct alternatives to mainstream platforms with unnecessary features which may or may not work out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Golden opportunity to reach out to the r/antiwork competitors and see if they want to partner with a matrix room/discord/telegram/lemmy etc⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Contacting the listed subreddits via modmail should be a good first step. If any of you would like me to whip up a template message for you to send, let me know. Reaching out doesn't take long, it's literally just sending a Reddit message and following up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why so many commies in this app?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  It's just the nature of how it was founded and the sort of people who founded it. But yeah, look for other instances if its an issue, possibly look into starting your own if you're willing to take up that responsibility. I think having spaces for other viewpoints would be great for the platform as a whole.