Comment on If power corrupts, or power attracts the corrupt, why do we have moderators?
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 1 year agoYour approach requires the targetted minority to experience the hate first
That isn’t so. There is vote propagation among peers.
If a trusted (upvoted) peer or peers downvotes a bigot then you will see those bigots downvoted in your own perspective as well.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
You still see it though, especially if it’s a direct reply. And it is still a responsive system, that lets bigots just come back with new accounts and spew hate until they get downvoted in to silence, when they just come back with another account.
Whilst the latter problem still exists even with moderators, at least a moderator can reduce the number of people exposed to hate.
I’ve lived this. I have zero desire to use the system you describe, because I know it leads to toxicity that I don’t need.
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 1 year ago
For older bigots you would filter them away.
For brand new bigots. That might require a “if the person’s vote history is too small, exclude” type rule. Which is less than ideal, yes. Lots of false positives there.
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Doesn’t work. For trans folk particularly, throw away accounts not linked to their main account is often the first step of exploring their identity online.
cameron_vale@lemm.ee 1 year ago
jesus christ