Looks like we’re getting company!
Developer Rimu is also emphasising Trust and Safety, and healthy community interactions. One way PieFed does this is by adding the ability for authors to add a ‘I’ve changed my mind’ setting. It draws inspiration from Nick Punt’s work on de-escalation on social media.
Love that people are trying out different mechanisms for encouraging a less toxic social experience. Big tech has run engagement driven social for so long I think a lot of us had largely given up on the idea. That said, I really think a lot of the toxic cultural quirks that have even followed us here are a direct result of their engagement driving priorities and given enough time away from them people will skew kinder.
Here’s the article on de-escalation for anybody interested: https://nickpunt.com/blog/deescalating-social-media/
Lemmy at least allows one to edit one’s posts & comments. One thing I’ll do is
cross out my errant textand include something about how I was wrong.I try to do the same, and also leave a comment praising people for reconsidering a position, and other forms of showing empathy regardless of how much I may have disagreed with any argument made.
What does the setting do?
