GONADS125

There's plenty of justification not to federate beyond the extremism, from the unethical experiments they conduct on their users to their aiding in genocide.

Jimi Hendrix was the keystone transformation in rock and paved the pathway to metal, as well as bringing electric guitars into the mainstream and being the first known artist to incorporate distortion into his music as he did. The whammy bar was a novelty before Hendrix. And before he used a whammy bar, he'd produce distortion by holding his guitar specific ways around his speakers to use the feedback purposefully.

I swear Jimi Hendrix must have been a savant..

I agree that the rock n roll hall of fame is a sham organization, but Jimi Hendrix was the greatest influence on rock and I will die on this hill!

I think your position is very reasonable. I want to point out that I don't hold any malice towards the instance admins. I have thought .world admins have been great. But I fundamentally disagree with the decision to federate Threads and want to voice reasonable dissent.

I am personally invested in this platform and community, and I am impassioned in stating my case. I don't want my assertive arguments to be taken as anger or malice.

There's no reason to wait.

Look right now, and see that there's enough justification to say no to federating with Threads.

Oh yeah, I was doing just that. I wasn't saying the lore interfered with the gameplay at all. I was just relating to feeling like I can't be bothered by extended universes.

Blocking the instance does not stop Threads comments from being displayed on any federated instance.

Even if a user blocks Threads, they will still be exposed to misinformation and hateful, extremist comments/users.

What's more concerning is the hate, extremism, and misinformation that will be coming from Threads.

That is the actual problem and where the level of concern and majority disinterest in Threads federation stems from.

Ah yes, how could I have forgotten!?

They are seriously comic-book villain level evil, and I find it mind-boggling that federation with Threads is even a consideration, let alone the plan...

I wanted to add that repetition is key in the process with which people are radicalized. It typically involves an individual who is in a vulnerable state (job loss, interpersonal hardship, injury) and the individual is exposed to repeated misinformation/extremism, and this is then reinforced by the radical in-group. [1]

Radicalism spreads through a social contagion effect, and social media (including lemmy and reddit) can act as a catalyst which facilitates the spread of extremism. [1]

This information is covered in this article I published on my blog explaining how people become radicalized. (I have ads turned off and do not benefit in any way from my blog. It's purpose is to share information.)

I wrote that article partly selfishly to wrap my head around family I have lost to Far-Right radicalism. It is essentially a literature review, and it's well-cited and thoroughly explains the process of radicalization. I'll also add that this is in my field of study/career, and I'm working on my Master's in Clinical Counseling.

It is very relevant here, as the federation with Threads will allow for the extremism permeating Threads to seep into our instance, even if the individual user blocks them. (Remember, blocking Threads won't stop Threads users' comments from being displayed here.)

This opens the doorway for vulnerable individuals in our instance to have their rationality chipped away until they lose their self-identity and experience identity fusion with a radical group. [2]

If instances federate with Threads, they are deciding to put their users at risk, and hold culpability in the loss of self-identities, fractured families, extremism, and real-world consequences that could subsequently result from federation with Threads.

I forgot about that quote haha. That's such a great retort to this "wait and see" approach.

Pay attention @Ruud, this is what Mark Zuckerberg thinks of you.

Voice your opposition before the decision is implemented. I know I'm jumping ship if Threads ends up being federated with.

Well let's hope massive outrage by the majority of their userbase falls into the category of "trouble" then.