Posts by scottjenson@social.coop
(DIR) Post #B4cTZsJTIUnGrlxuwS by scottjenson@social.coop
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This isn't a good signhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/899850/openai-sora-ai-chatgpt
(DIR) Post #B4cgpDtgd4JlYXYNm4 by scottjenson@social.coop
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@Gargron I meant it sarcastically (I should be more careful when making short posts) I'm pretty much in the camp that this is a sign that the bubble is getting close to bursting.
(DIR) Post #B4zItaRMpKJGMnvwTA by scottjenson@social.coop
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Is #mastodon becoming an echo chamber? This post from @carnage4life has me questioning our community. The Mastodon team is finally getting some traction, the product improvements are increasing, The #UX is improving, yet people posting on multiple platforms are making comments like this. It's confusing.I *know* people here don't want this to be a classic social media-clone but we'd *like* journalists to be here right? They aren't coming with examples like this!
(DIR) Post #B4zItafXybeV4mZGZU by scottjenson@social.coop
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As this conversation is spiraling a bit I want to make a few things clear:1. I'd like Mastodon to be MORE inclusive and bring in more voices2. Some people don't seem to want that3. This is core problem to solve: How do we let more in, but not "pollute" your feed?4. The solution is NOT "gatekeeping", revelling in the fact that AI journalists aren't welcome5. This is the same reason we lost "Black Twitter" when it came over in 2022Yes, a lot of you don't want AI posts in your feed (or pick any other topic) but the solution isn't to keep "AI People" from joining Mastodon, any more than it is keeping marginalized communities off of Mastodon.
(DIR) Post #B4zJsW8XRU4OgSBFdg by scottjenson@social.coop
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@Gargron That is a personal choice and one which I totally respect. But I do think Mastodon should be big enough, and open enough, to allow an "AI community" to form, even thrive. Too many people in my replies don't seem to agree with that.
(DIR) Post #B515pY2IuhskfDsGHY by scottjenson@social.coop
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@mattwilcox @Gargron But that is a slippery slope. I realize this might seem contentious but I believe it's is exactly the same mechanism that chased away black twitter in 2022. If we celebrate our culture, to the point that we are happy we are excluding others, it can cut both ways."Being inclusive" is like being "ethical" it only matters when things get hard.
(DIR) Post #B51JNZGa91vDjI6Ygy by scottjenson@social.coop
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@evan @cratermoon Exactly, even asking that question "What value do they bring" is kind of scary.It's a fine line, I get it. We draw the line at nazis and scammers but let's not cross the line into "intellectual purity" tests
(DIR) Post #B51JNZhsVXkx5wsMEq by scottjenson@social.coop
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@cratermoon @evan should everyone who joins mastodon be forced to pass that gauntlet? Who are the gate keepers? There shouldn't be a purity test. Catch the scammers of course, but passing judgement on the quality of someone's thoughts is very dubious
(DIR) Post #B51M61qrQWaF2DP0EK by scottjenson@social.coop
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@patrick_h_lauke So is the only alternative "number go DOWN" metrics? I'm not trying to be snarky, I'm trying to find a way to have both be possible: how can we keep our soul but still have a diverse community.My concern is that your comment uses the "we don't want a number go up mentality" argument to hide the fact that our community is a mono culture.
(DIR) Post #B54aoHLf9XZUfggRl2 by scottjenson@social.coop
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@patrick_h_lauke The metrics are clear, people are leaving mastodon, our daily actives are going down. I agree that pursing follower count is not what Mastodon should be about, we likely agree on many points here. I'm just trying to say 'being more welcoming of other points of view' shouldn't be controvertial. Yet so many replies have been "we don't want them here!" which feels very head-in-the-sand to me.