Comment on If power corrupts, or power attracts the corrupt, why do we have moderators?

• Lauchs@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “A very small circle of behaviour” - okay, lol.

  You can hang out in unmoderated areas with people hurling slurs around at each other, personally I enjoy a more civilized experience where people aren’t just trolling each other.

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  • cameron_vale@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, an area full of assholes is bad. But an area full of smug fellows like yourself might actually be worse. The average asshole seems less inclined to team up with likeminded assholes and call their group vibe “objectivity” or whatever.

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    • Lauchs@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Why don’t you share your previous username? Then we can see what got you banned and use that as a test case for “is Lemmy better with or without mods”?

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      • Jok3r@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I have yet to come across anyone sharing their username after they get banned. You see them in posts or comments “I was wronged!” but then they don’t want to give their user name. Sure buddy!

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      • cameron_vale@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Because nothing says truth like a consensus of smug fellows like yourself, right?

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• livus@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You do realise that in the fediverse you don't have to have a mod, right?

  You can:

  • run your own instance

  • create whatever communities you like there

  • federate with the rest of us

  No matter how much modding or even defederating any of us did, you would have the complete ability to say whatever you like and even see all our content.

  All we could do is choose whether to see it or interact with it.

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  • Lauchs@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That is very well explained, thanks.

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