a) You could say this about any communication channel- the web, email lists, in-person meetings. Should we require a moderator in every social sphere?
b) Personally I think butting heads and being outraged by what others are saying is the bigger factor in polarization, which this would actually help with (at least, I've noticed I became a lot more politically nuanced and a lot less emotional when I made a concerted effort to pare down my twitter feed using blocks and mutes)
Re:Bluesky Showed Everyone’s Ass
by BeFlatXIII on Friday May 05, 2023 @04:34PM
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How is this any different than servers on the Activity Pub network?
Re:Bluesky Showed Everyone’s Ass
by giantrobot on Friday May 05, 2023 @04:25PM
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> There will be no one left in these polarized groups to correct their course.
This presumes polarized groups start neutral and can somehow being corrected away from polarization. People often seek out polarized spaces and then get more polarized but they're starting far from a neutral position.
This is going to polarize people even further.
Before social media, had you seen people with radical views? Yes there were cults but it was all limited. Social media polarizes people and with this kind of moderation it seems it's only going to exacerbate the problem.
There will be no one left in these polarized groups to correct their course.
Edit: It's going to create more and more groups who don't want to connect and have a discord on common issues.