• modifier@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Speaking as a former reddit mod still atoning for my sins, I can say with confidence that the answer to the question: “what would happen if a reddit mod had actual power that mattered?”

    Is simply this: Elon Musk would happen.

    • CashewNut 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁧󠁿@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Were you a super mod? Why would you want to be a mod? Is it because your lacked enough control over your life so moderating gave you a sense of power you didn’t maintain in your own life?

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        11 months ago

        If we’re doing a bit, it’s because all forms of pornography have lost their appeal for me after years of slapping myself silly in my landlady’s basement (who is yes my mom technically), and eventually I could only achieve an erection, much less climax, by acting as a capricious and temperamental God among the mere mortals cursed to find themselves under my power. But eventually even that wasn’t enough and I’ve since moved on to direct marketing in the crypto space.

        If we’re being humans, it’s because a small community I was a part of, and for which I had some emotional skin in the game, needed help and I decided to give it a shot. I only ever did the one subreddit, and we never grew larger than… I don’t know 250k, and then I burned out and moved on.

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    11 months ago

    Apple did remove Parler from the App Store in the past due to lack of moderation. It did not end well for Parler. I don’t know how badly it has gotten over there on Twitter though. Is Twitter reaching the Parler level of toxicity yet?

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      11 months ago

      Musk just hsoted a space with Ramaswamy, Andrew Tate, Matt Gaetz, and Alex Jones

      How do you think that went down? My prejudice tells me it was probably racist and xenophobic AF and probably included some dog whistles

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        11 months ago

        Was that the one where Ramaswamy didn’t cut the mic to take a leak and some assistant had to beg him to turn it off himself because it couldn’t be muted by anyone else?

        If so, I have to think the noise of someone pissing was probably the most consistently honest part of the entire event.

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    11 months ago

    Come on Tim Apple. Do it. You know it’s the right thing to do

    Actually, with Google recently losing in court where Apple had previously won because Google was exempting some developers from its App Store rules; Apple might be actually inclined to actually enforce its rules in X’s case lest they suffer the same fate

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      11 months ago

      Tim Apple is like the only positive thing that came out of Trump’s mouth/presidency, except for

      very legal, very cool

      perfect phone calls

      gushing about chocolate cake while bombing Iraq Syria

      big, red button for Diet Coke room service in White House

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        11 months ago

        Idk man.

        Trump was easily the most comedically entertaining president. Like, not in a good way. Like, cofveve or whatever wtf?

        I’ll present you with Shane Gillis doing a bit

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          11 months ago

          Bush Jr’s asinine ramblings were funnier IMO. “Now watch this drive” lives in my head rent free.