Re:Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to esc...
by alfanick on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @02:17PM
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So now I understand your comment and actually can comment back:
> World needs more systems that actually reflect how the user fits into the world, allows people to understand differences and find shared beliefs — not systems that create information bubbles, enable isolation, and increase the likelihood of extremists.
Wasn't the past world of BBS, NNTP, IRC just nice? Everyone had space for themselves, there was community moderation, sure some smaller or bigger attacks on each other, but it always was somehow nice and in balance, methinks. I particularly miss NNTP, we could have this discussion there.
> World needs more systems that actually reflect how the user fits into the world, allows people to understand differences and find shared beliefs — not systems that create information bubbles, enable isolation, and increase the likelihood of extremists.
Wasn't the past world of BBS, NNTP, IRC just nice? Everyone had space for themselves, there was community moderation, sure some smaller or bigger attacks on each other, but it always was somehow nice and in balance, methinks. I particularly miss NNTP, we could have this discussion there.