2/ the more i dug into the article, the more the header image was *haunting*
#nospoilers beyond "the main show is the side show"
also, bonus points for mentioning 0HP 👍
3/ i can only dream to maybe, somehow, reach 10% of @parallaxoptics' writing acumen: the complex emotions are conveyed in the plain, precise language and meticulous typography 👍
incidentally, who are Land and Jim, and where do i find their work?
1/ Jason raises several objections to my take on Gab & the anime tiddy problem; his thread is worth reading.
i honestly can't give satisfactory answers here as the *frame of reference* is partly orthogonal to mine - and my vocabulary for highly derived problems is lacking :-)
i don't like *the* choice they made.
i do like the fact they were *able to* make a choice.
3/ the dualism (direct dislike / meta like) has a parallel in the freedom of speech problem: do we allow people to advocate abolishing freedom of speech?
*allowing* is defeatist; *disallowing* is self-defeatist.
2/ as mentioned times before, i'm for much freedom and some order; that's my base values. i'm also big fan of localism; of communities running their affairs to their own best interest. this includes gatekeeping - gatekeeping is good.
this comes to head with Gab.
3/ Gab is a widely successful *ecosystem* - web services and apps and a brand.
the success clearly indicates their particular choices that are attractive to a sizable number of people. those people end up joining, contributing, and also promoting it in their social circles.