• NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    This is necessary now that Reddit is astroturfed to high heaven. One benefit of this being a small community is we haven’t caught the attention of the SEO whores and product shills.

    • MaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I agree about reddit, but unfortunately, I don’t think lemmy is free from astroturfing. Myself and others have noticed that there are many users on lemmy who seem to be purposefully antagonistic towards other lemmy users. The possible reason may be to drive people away from lemmy and hinder its growth.

      I’ve experienced pro-reddit astroturfing on lemmy. I posted this criticism of reddit on the [email protected] comm, and it was heavily astroturfed and then deleted by the mod for a bogus reason.

      A year later, someone used that post to attack me while insinuating purely from the title that I was at fault because the reddit admins would never do something like that (despite all the public information to the contrary).

      • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I’ve experienced pro-reddit astroturfing on lemmy. I posted this criticism of reddit on the [email protected] comm, and it was heavily astroturfed and then deleted by the mod for a bogus reason.

        I think I remember this.

        Federated alternatives like Lemmy: I grew up on the internet and am far more tech/internet savvy than the average person, and I find federated options confusing and complicated. I also read that they’re very complex and not scalable on the technical end as well. They don’t seem like a viable option that can gain major traction. I’ll keep watching though, maybe I’ll be wrong.

        I really dislike the bloated UI they’re all using, but it looks like there are solutions on the way.

        I’m wondering, is this still your opinion?

        • MaximilianKohler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          I’m wondering, is this still your opinion?

          I’ve been thinking about updating that blog post but I’m not sure where to add the updates.

          I just added a bunch of updates and info at the bottom to help people who are new to the fediverse. Thanks for the nudge.

  • trainsaresexy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I’ve lost trust in reviews in general but am interested in repairable products. For TVs/screens I like rtings. Youtube covers a lot of products.

    What kind of stuff are you thinking about?

    • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I’m thinking generally about electronics, because I like tech stuff, but I don’t see a reason to limit it to just that category. The idea of a federated review system is kind of what I’m getting at, with the posibility of encompassing things like design, collaboration, speculation for ways to improve, (repairability would be a great thing to cover as well, but I’m not extrememly savvy when it comes to repair!)

      I think that a federated library of product reviews/discussions could be a great resource.