online trolls and imzy

[orangerful]

Tim just sent me this article from TIME about "How Trolls are Ruining the Internet". I don't feel like there is anything too new here but it was a good read.

Though I do have to say that we need to give these weirdos a better word rather than "conservative" and "alt-right". People who respond to any kind of criticism with racial slurs and death threats need an equally upsetting name. And some of them are "liberals" and "alt-left" too, and they can be just as bad. So let's just get one word that lumps them all together and maybe they will start to realize how they are NOT part of normal society, and no political party needs to feel ashamed for them. Just be ashamed because they exist and disown them all.

The coolest thing was about a new online community created by former Reddit employees. Imzy is meant to be an online community that stays positive, where discussions are actually discussions, not just one sided attacks. And no one is going to build communities on the site around hating other people.

Anyway, I signed up to see if I could get a beta code. I was trying to think if I had any communities I could lead, but I don't think I'm online enough, so I'm not going to apply for that.

There was a lot of excitement these past two days, but I will post about that later. Right now, I need to get myself together :)

Comments

[erychan86.livejournal.com]

An online community that stays positive? That would be so great!!! I hope they'll be able to keep it that way...

I still think Tumblr ruined the web :) that's were all the negativity comes from... :D

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

I sometimes feel like the popularity of the web ruined the web. You always had issues, but even in 2002, people mostly used it for emails, news sites and MapQuest. Then everyone started using it and it became near impossible to moderate and/or avoid the cray-cray.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I feel like every part of the web has negativity once enough people show up LOL. It's like, the bigger your office, the more likely you are going to have people that don't work well together? I just don't understand why people feel so comfortable being EVIL online, because that is really the only way I can describe the behavior. I mean, I can't even play 'Mass Effect' and make my video game character behave badly! These people tell other actual people to kill themselves. :(

[erychan86.livejournal.com]

It's the rage certain people have inside. They don't accept their situation and instead of yelling at the world they write on the Internet... It's an outlet... :(