I disagree with lemmy.world’s decision, for three reasons:
Address problems as they appear - negligence is bad, but so is jumping at the gun.
Locking users out because they’re misbehaving is different than locking them out under the assumption that they’ll misbehave.
Given that lemmy.world is a generic purpose instance, odds are that it would work better by letting users sort themselves out, and only intervene on problems when it is not reasonable to expect users to do so.
I also think that lemmy.world’s current size in comparison with other instances is a bit problematic. It’s great to see instances growing but it would be better if said growth was spread out.
Just my two cents, mind you. I’m from neither instance.
Please read and respect the rules of the community instance in which you are posting/commenting. Please try to keep the dirtbag lib-dunking to hexbear itself. Do not follow the Chapo Rules of Posting, instead try to engage utilizing informed rhetoric with sources to dismantle western propaganda. Posting the western atrocity propaganda and pig poop balls is hilarious but will pretty quickly get you banned and if enough of us do it defederated. Realize that you are a representative of the hexbear instance when you post on other instances.
Is this “a naked man outside a store, whippin’ his dong around & throwing poo at passersby” to you?
Visiting it costs nothing; but if they are federated with other instances I am on, I’m still gonna see the poo flinging and dong whipping outside the window as I scroll through the feed since I can’t block the entire shebang myself.
If he dressed himself before trying to enter my store, I’d probably let him in. However I’d keep watching him; and on his first attempt to take off his clothes, whip his dong or throw poo, I’d throw him out.
Note however that there’s an important difference between both situations: defederation affects a whole group of people. We could claim that some of them were whipping their dongs, were throwing poo, but we can’t automatically point at all of them and say “you’re all at fault”; that would be incorrect and immoral.
Note also that I’d likely see this in a different way, if the defederating instance was beehaw instead of lemmy.world. Due to the purpose of each instance (generic and free-for-all vs. safe space), and overall impact on the lemmy side of the Fediverse.
I think the analogy would be more accurate if he was whipping his dong out and throwing shit within his own home. And he can do what he wants there, because it’s not affecting anyone else. Sure, the people in his house can have whatever opinions they want of him, but if he’s cleaned up and dressed before he leaves his house, who cares?
I disagree with lemmy.world’s decision, for three reasons:
I also think that lemmy.world’s current size in comparison with other instances is a bit problematic. It’s great to see instances growing but it would be better if said growth was spread out.
Just my two cents, mind you. I’m from neither instance.
There’s a naked man outside a store, whippin’ his dong around & throwing poo at passersby…
Do you have to let him the store just because he hasn’t actually done any of that stuff inside yet?
Or can you preemptively decide he won’t be allowed inside?
FWIW, I agree with everything you’ve said, just looking for clarification.
Visiting hexbear costs you nothing, dude. Take a look at their official statement about federation: https://www.hexbear.net/post/280770?scrollToComments=false
Is this “a naked man outside a store, whippin’ his dong around & throwing poo at passersby” to you?
I read that, thanks. From my point of view, when I read the term “dirtbag lib dunking”, yes, I did equate that with poo flinging & dong whippin’.
Visiting it costs nothing; but if they are federated with other instances I am on, I’m still gonna see the poo flinging and dong whipping outside the window as I scroll through the feed since I can’t block the entire shebang myself.
If he dressed himself before trying to enter my store, I’d probably let him in. However I’d keep watching him; and on his first attempt to take off his clothes, whip his dong or throw poo, I’d throw him out.
Note however that there’s an important difference between both situations: defederation affects a whole group of people. We could claim that some of them were whipping their dongs, were throwing poo, but we can’t automatically point at all of them and say “you’re all at fault”; that would be incorrect and immoral.
Note also that I’d likely see this in a different way, if the defederating instance was beehaw instead of lemmy.world. Due to the purpose of each instance (generic and free-for-all vs. safe space), and overall impact on the lemmy side of the Fediverse.
Thanks for the follow up! New to Lemmy & still working to understand the impact of defederation, so I honestly do appreciate the expanded viewpoints.
I think the analogy would be more accurate if he was whipping his dong out and throwing shit within his own home. And he can do what he wants there, because it’s not affecting anyone else. Sure, the people in his house can have whatever opinions they want of him, but if he’s cleaned up and dressed before he leaves his house, who cares?