The rules of the game create the players. Any alternative that operates under the same systems will have a similar outcome.
Free sites gain all the users because the barrier to entry is low. Without a barrier, moderation is needed or the content degenerates. But the cost of moderation vs the profit from users just doesn't add up, so you have to find shortcuts. That means volunteer moderators and user report based actions. They're mostly good but you get a lot of moderators with extreme ideological motivation or external profit motives, and user reports are occasionally an angry political mob.
Every website is like this because it's the only solution we've found to "social media" equation that scales. You guys like to pretend it isn't but this site is exactly like reddit, complete with power tripping mods, group think and persistent trolls - because the site operates under the same rules.
The rules of the game create the players. Any alternative that operates under the same systems will have a similar outcome.
Free sites gain all the users because the barrier to entry is low. Without a barrier, moderation is needed or the content degenerates. But the cost of moderation vs the profit from users just doesn't add up, so you have to find shortcuts. That means volunteer moderators and user report based actions. They're mostly good but you get a lot of moderators with extreme ideological motivation or external profit motives, and user reports are occasionally an angry political mob.
Every website is like this because it's the only solution we've found to "social media" equation that scales. You guys like to pretend it isn't but this site is exactly like reddit, complete with power tripping mods, group think and persistent trolls - because the site operates under the same rules.