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Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:32PM (#34040885)
With every new thread about Twitter I lose more respect for this community. It is comment after comment of sneer, puerile insults, and caricaturally one-sided remarks.
Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by pjc50 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:38PM (#34041010)
I don't think you're helping? Do you have anything to say that isn't also an insult?
Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:53PM (#34041256)
I don't think you can tell someone they're acting childish without being insulting, by definition, that doesn't mean it serves no purpose. One would hope that push back would lead to self-reflection. What else do you want me to say? Compare the threads about twitter to any other and the difference should be self-evident.
Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by lapcat on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:38PM (#34041005)
Serious question: If you find them subpar, why do you keep reading the comments in threads about Twitter?
Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:58PM (#34041355)
Because they come up on the front page multiple times a day and often the titles don't make it obvious they are related to Twitter, like this one or the other one from today "Spacekaren.sucks"
Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by dang on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:51PM (#34041232)
I agree that these threads have been appallingly bad* but the solution isn't to post more bad comments, it's to find things that do gratify your curiosity and comment on those.

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33992824, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34020263

Re:Promotion of alternative social platforms policy by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @02:05PM (#34041475)
I feel for you having to moderate all of this, no joke, dang in there.