I’m not going to lie, I didn’t know until recently how bad this situation was online in general. It wasn’t in my orbit.
The difference is that nostr isn’t a corporation so nostr isn’t paying them to spread their beliefs. X is paying out some folks to continue this behavior. nostr:note1z6dxf5ueh5q0e72et8dxswu42zsp5yvf6c8a0dlrhr8xqv8st64qrfalcx
Free speech, yes. Even when I don’t like the words, free speech. Free speech for my enemies, yes. I don’t need to fund it. A corporation doesn’t need to fund it.
I’m starting to feel that by even logging onto X I’m inadvertently playing a roll in the problem.
Every time I log on I’m considered an “active daily user.” This number is given to advertisers to encourage them to advertise. X is funded via advertising. A portion of the advertising dollars is going to content that I wouldn’t be comfortable funding.
I'm hoping the nazis on nostr are mostly just people trying to play the game that worked the algorithm for them. Their engagement should go down over time.
On algorithm based social I can never get rid of them. I try and try but my feed is full of racism and or sexism bait. One time getting tricked by a title and there won't be a single thing I care about recommended to me for a week on youtube. On nostr I control my feed so I just get rid of them and no one puts them back without my consent. Peaceful.
