- https://upvotocracy.com/a/wallstreetbets
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Wallstreetbetsnew/
- https://ruqqus.com/+wallstreetbets
- /join ##wallstreetbets on freenode
You cut off the head, a dozen more emerge.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Wallstreetbetsnew/
- https://ruqqus.com/+wallstreetbets
- /join ##wallstreetbets on freenode
You cut off the head, a dozen more emerge.
And they become the seed around which the new community crystallizes.
As the social media and tech oligarchies get emboldened to attack less extreme groups, the people who find themselves deplatformed end up taking refuge in the only sites that are prepared to stand against the ratcheting up of restrictions on speech.
Don't be surprised if, as a result of pressure on WSB, a lot of casual traders find themselves mixing and sympathizing with violent extremists on Gab and other platforms.
Only if they have time to, is my concern.
For WSB I don't know what that means long term, what is an extreme trader?
To what end? Wouldn’t it hurt the bottom line too much? I don’t buy the “they’re out to get us” idea.
To see this dynamic played out in different circumstances, look at the Euphemism Treadmill[0] (as mentioned elsewhere in this discussion) and Purity Spirals[1]. It may be bad for business to encourage this nonsense, but as echo-chambers become less diverse, they can exert more pressure on platforms to enforce their rules for them.
[0] https://englishcowpath.blogspot.com/2011/06/euphemism-treadm...
[1] https://unherd.com/2020/01/cast-out-how-knitting-fell-into-a...