• lad@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    And what would happen when the community itself is built on hatred and welcomes hate wholeheartedly?

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      24 hours ago

      What do you mean? It works the same way, the opinion of the community will pull you closer to the group consensus. Too much exposure will have horrible things you don’t really believe spilling out of your mouth

      Don’t go there, don’t spread word about it, don’t feed it in any way. It’s like flood water - pull others out of it if you can, but minimize your exposure

      As to shutting them down if you have the ability? Shutting down a cesspool is good - it fragments the echo chamber, and some members won’t make the migration. The only question is if I trust the one making that decision to remain impartial

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        16 hours ago

        Yeah, trusting someone to make right decisions is hard because this trust usually ends up being betrayed sooner or later.

        Regarding the first part, I meant that we as a community can’t put enough pressure on a bully to make em leave, if that bully is part of the community that supports em.