Pretty sure GenZhou started so it wouldn't have the same shitpost-y, problematic, vapid content as GenZedong. I doubt it had nearly as much of a Ukraine conflict misinfo problem as GenZedong (which was supposedly the problem :reddit-logo: wanted to resolve).
I am aware that reddit's moderation decisions can't be taken in good faith, I'm thinking out loud about how silly it is to ban a lefty sub with a high level of discourse for being associated with a quarantined shitpost sub that had a misinformation problem. It reveals that misinformation wasn't their problem, they simply didn't want that kind of lefty discourse, and are looking for any rationale to silence it.
It reveals that misinformation wasn’t their problem, they simply didn’t want that kind of lefty discourse, and are looking for any rationale to silence it.
It's weird that they even keep up the pretense of impartial moderation. I've never understood the preoccupation that people in power have with doing things "Legally". Like you can't just bring the hammer down, you have to have a process and appeals and all sorts of other pageantry first, then you crush any pretense of dissent. It's like the police writing up endless reams of paperwork to document and justify why they beat the shit out of minority kids, when they could just as easily beat the shit out of minority kids and not document it, saving both labor and paper while achieving the same outcome.
Reddit doesn't have to pretend, they can just ban leftists because they want to. But they still go through all this bullshit instead of just purging the site.
Yeah, it was meant as a "teaching" subreddit for people who had questions on GZD. That was why, aside from the FAQ with masterpost-links, there wasn't really any questions allowed on the subreddit, aside from proven posters.
I was subbed there, and I seriously can't remember seeing anything about Ukraine at all. Pretty weird they would ban it before gzd, did not see that coming at all.
It was more educational and typically well sourced so it makes sense that it would scare libs more than GZD. If you think like a lib for a moment, fash memes are way more acceptable than like out and out nazi theory would be.
Definitely surprising though. Maybe they wanted to test the ban reception on a smaller, fringier group first?
Maybe they wanted to test the ban reception on a smaller, fringier group first?
I would posit the following.
Reddit can do whatever the fuck it wants and just ignore anyone who complains. They banned The_Dickwads and nothing happened. They're sure as hell not going to get any blowback from pissing off a bunch of scruffy leftist shitposters.
I think they do the quarantines and shit to covince themselves that they are impartial arbiters protecting the integrity of the forum. It's like a psychological defense. They don't want to admit that they're arbitrarily using their power to crush ideas they disagree with. That's what bad guys do, and they're good guys, so they wouldn't do that. Instead they have a bullshit process that insulates them from taking responsibility from their reactionary actions. As long as they're following a process and providing justifications for their actions at every step then they can crush dissent while still telling themselves that they're a bastion for free speech on the internet.
Me? I'd just fucking slam the ban button on anything I found even mildly annoying then record and post react videos where I laugh at people's feeble, powerless objections, because I understand that power is violence and hurting people who oppose your goals and aims is good.
what the fuck
Pretty sure GenZhou started so it wouldn't have the same shitpost-y, problematic, vapid content as GenZedong. I doubt it had nearly as much of a Ukraine conflict misinfo problem as GenZedong (which was supposedly the problem :reddit-logo: wanted to resolve).
The misinfo stuff is just to make libs turn off their brain, so reddit can do its thing unopposed.
I am aware that reddit's moderation decisions can't be taken in good faith, I'm thinking out loud about how silly it is to ban a lefty sub with a high level of discourse for being associated with a quarantined shitpost sub that had a misinformation problem. It reveals that misinformation wasn't their problem, they simply didn't want that kind of lefty discourse, and are looking for any rationale to silence it.
Ha! The lib dipshits have proven for the 9999999th time they aren't morally consistent, surely their "power" will automatically self destruct now.
Mr r*ddit mod, ahem, mr pedophile, sir, you are fired
i deserved this
It's weird that they even keep up the pretense of impartial moderation. I've never understood the preoccupation that people in power have with doing things "Legally". Like you can't just bring the hammer down, you have to have a process and appeals and all sorts of other pageantry first, then you crush any pretense of dissent. It's like the police writing up endless reams of paperwork to document and justify why they beat the shit out of minority kids, when they could just as easily beat the shit out of minority kids and not document it, saving both labor and paper while achieving the same outcome.
Reddit doesn't have to pretend, they can just ban leftists because they want to. But they still go through all this bullshit instead of just purging the site.
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Legality is just a way to ensure that enforcers keep enforcing the will of the ruling class and not focus exclusively on their own shit.
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Look at their new Director of Policy, it's not about misinformation. Don't know this website but there's other sources too.
smdh my dick head leftists dont like seeing women in leadership
Yeah, it was meant as a "teaching" subreddit for people who had questions on GZD. That was why, aside from the FAQ with masterpost-links, there wasn't really any questions allowed on the subreddit, aside from proven posters.
I was subbed there, and I seriously can't remember seeing anything about Ukraine at all. Pretty weird they would ban it before gzd, did not see that coming at all.
It was more educational and typically well sourced so it makes sense that it would scare libs more than GZD. If you think like a lib for a moment, fash memes are way more acceptable than like out and out nazi theory would be.
Definitely surprising though. Maybe they wanted to test the ban reception on a smaller, fringier group first?
I would posit the following.
Reddit can do whatever the fuck it wants and just ignore anyone who complains. They banned The_Dickwads and nothing happened. They're sure as hell not going to get any blowback from pissing off a bunch of scruffy leftist shitposters.
I think they do the quarantines and shit to covince themselves that they are impartial arbiters protecting the integrity of the forum. It's like a psychological defense. They don't want to admit that they're arbitrarily using their power to crush ideas they disagree with. That's what bad guys do, and they're good guys, so they wouldn't do that. Instead they have a bullshit process that insulates them from taking responsibility from their reactionary actions. As long as they're following a process and providing justifications for their actions at every step then they can crush dissent while still telling themselves that they're a bastion for free speech on the internet.
Me? I'd just fucking slam the ban button on anything I found even mildly annoying then record and post react videos where I laugh at people's feeble, powerless objections, because I understand that power is violence and hurting people who oppose your goals and aims is good.
TLDR; fucking useless libs
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Apparently, the reason given was that :reddit-logo: saw it as a ban evasion sub for gzd