mr_jp

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[–] mr_jp 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

A tactic used by Microsoft and Google in the past:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

Basically they embrace an open standard , extend with proprietary nonsense and then extinguish it with sheer incompetency or greed.

[–] mr_jp 4 points 1 year ago

For what it's worth, i agree with you.

It seems we are a minority though, everyone is talking about safe spaces.

I suspect what they really want is a leftist echo chamber.

[–] mr_jp 2 points 1 year ago

Haha, the feelings mutual. I lurked on Reddit , having imaginary arguments with strangers and never quite commenting.

If you see one of the comments on this thread , both of what we said as examples could be misconstrued for violence. Certainly didn't think before i wrote it.

We're both learning , friend 👍

[–] mr_jp 2 points 1 year ago

Oh you're certainly right, i was just thinking about windows in the 2 examples above!

[–] mr_jp 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jesus Christ, I'm not a tankie 😄

I'm a 'reddit is too ban friendly' guy.

I also mentioned in another comment that the false equivalency example might not have been too great. Hope you see where I'm coming from.

[–] mr_jp 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Totally agreed. They've been too ban friendly lately, I'm sure it's only gonna be worse.

I also agree it's a false equivalency, just a not so good example of how arbitrary mods can be.

[–] mr_jp -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the other side of the same 'censorship' coin 😉

[–] mr_jp 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Let's flip the argument around. Lets say i wrote:

'if people started flying rainbow flags on their cars in my country , I'll keep a baseball bat in my car'

Do you think i deserve to be perma banned for 'advocating violence'?

[–] mr_jp 3 points 1 year ago

Fuck u/gallowboob

[–] mr_jp 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you just censor the word douche?

[–] mr_jp 4 points 1 year ago

'Easy! Just use AI or something. You nerds figure it out!'

-the client

[–] mr_jp 1 points 1 year ago

Oh man , that is disappointing.

I'm certainly not a 'right-winger' , but i hate the idea of arbitrary, centralized control of what 'hate speech' means .

That doesn't sound 'federated' to me!

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