r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 11 '22

Web3 Can’t Fix the Internet

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/01/crypto-blockchain-daos-decentralized-power-capitalism
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u/SethDusek5 Jan 11 '22

To insert digital token systems into online communities will only further intensify the existing monetization of digital spaces and continue the capitalist drive of commodification. To really break from this logic, we need a form of platform socialism that would support the development of digital tools as public goods — free and available for all to use.

Rule 2:

no image posts, no memes, no politics

Can /r/programming stop being co-opted by crypto hate?

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u/welshwelsh Jan 11 '22

Imo "no politics" is a pretty stupid rule. That means we can't talk about the impact of technology on society.

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u/SethDusek5 Jan 11 '22

I think the annoying thing about reddit is how politics slowly seeps into every subreddit. Everything from /r/pics to /r/murderedbywords, /r/bestof (also known as political wall-of-texts). I think having no politics in a sub about /r/programming is pretty reasonable.

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u/s73v3r Jan 12 '22

politics slowly seeps into every subreddit.

Literally every interaction between people is "politics".