The Fediverse’s small size makes it easier for social bubbles to form, IMO. Though there are two elements of its design that improve things slightly over Reddit; user blocking doesn’t disrupt the blocked user from continuing to participate in discussion, and both upvotes and downvotes are visible separately so you can tell when a comment or post is genuinely controversial.
The Fediverse’s small size makes it easier for social bubbles to form, IMO. Though there are two elements of its design that improve things slightly over Reddit; user blocking doesn’t disrupt the blocked user from continuing to participate in discussion, and both upvotes and downvotes are visible separately so you can tell when a comment or post is genuinely controversial.