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So, I don't know why I am doing this, but I was reading "Log Off" by Katherine Cross more carefully, after a short discussion here, and here. It seemed to me a good idea to have a post dedicated to this, and possibly in the future if this works out, about other books. The book is dense, and highly relevant to Lemmy and broadly Fediverse culture, and it spells out nicely some things I had thought before, but in much more packed and well thought-out way. I found myself highlighting something on virtually every page. So I guess I would like to post my thoughts on these highlights and see what other folks think about those as well. So here goes. I am posting the quotes as separate comments to this post, to facilitate them being discussed more thoroughly.

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[โ€“] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think the format promotes conflict. Lemmy ultimately is made to be Reddit-like, so we shouldn't be surprised when it produces Reddit user culture. Ultimately we need an entirely new format that promotes cooperation over conflict.

As for moderators, I also think the volunteer model is bad. They do important work and should be compensated for their labor.

[โ€“] marcela@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Another thing I came up with is the time factor. Or the pacing if you will. We have also received that from those other platforms. I have turned to reading e-books instead of scrolling and I have found my attention span has improved. It is the time factor that is internalized and doesn't allow careful consideration of everything. Conflict and weaponization of sincerity might well be a side effect of this one.