We’re system architects at core. We built a decentralized network so you could run your own moderation, but beyond that our upcoming healthy discourse project is taking some swings at the interaction model that drives these dynamics on Bluesky. Excited to start seeing it in action.

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Yet it’s a behavior that persists across social media anyways, with negative consequences for civil discourse and society. Human nature is a contributing factor, but systems that reward outrage only make the problem worse.

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Harassing the mods into banning someone has never worked. And harassing people in general has never changed their mind.

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The Free Press was founded by someone who tried to get a college professor fired, bangs on about free speech but has been completely silent or encouraging of Trump's crackdown on campus speech, and now will be at the helm of CBS.

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If you've not got a high profile, Bluesky is fine really. All the worst nutters have blocked me because I follow Jesse Singal which means the site is free of them in my experience. It's an ideal situation.

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