bstix

bstix, hace 1 año

I think the idea of shadow-banning yourself on other people's accounts is something that only makes sense in extreme cases.

It could easily make a mess in comment threads if it is used too much.

It's already personal when it's needed, so I doubt it would stop trolls, stalkers or harassment very much.

bstix, hace 1 año

I think a lot of it comes down to what value you (or any user) puts in the votes.

Personally I do not care about downvotes. On Reddit it was a bit of an issue since the default would be to hide comments with negative votes, so someone could easily be muted from the conversation by coordinating or alt accounts. As of now, I don't see this problem here.

Also, I don't fear being harassed or stalked by random people online. I had a stalker on Reddit who'd message me every cakeday for several years. I found it funny and just gave them a bit of shit talk until they went away. I can see how some people might be more scared of stuff like that.

The only accounts I've blocked on Reddit were spam accounts, and I frankly I don't care if they can see my posts. They probably don't even read any posts.

Stalking on real life is lot more dangerous and nuanced. I know some who have had issues with this, and their online presence was the least of their concerns.

Anyway, I generally agree that the federated networks should use this opportunity to do better than Reddit or other social media whenever possible, and if it being customised hiding, then fine by me.