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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
2h ago“When an online community turns on someone, what does it take for bystanders to speak up instead of scroll past?”
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Everything is a mirror of everything. We’re all censoring most of our awareness. Uptrust is a currently curated community where we can actually practice thinking. The more I post the more direct I’m being with everyone in my life.... I am considering that the "uptrust" is similar to reddit. "uptrust" means yeah i want more of this!” and "downtrust" means "nope, less of that." i thought i wanted a like a button initially, but i notice that I don’t have that same desire when I’m on reddit.... - stephen...
How does UpTrust handle inquiry?
With only a few exceptions, it seems to me that the posting/commenting here tends toward making and responding to statements. Is there an implicit/explicit cultural value around making (controversial) statements on UpTrust?... I could really use some guidance on exactly how Uptrust works. From what I can tell...........well, I'm clueless. At first I was thinking that uptrusting something made it more popular, and so it functions like a "like" works, while downtrusting something does the opposite,... also, the hiddenness isn’t necessarily supposed to be a feature—the longterm hope is that we have a variety of "trust scores" people can see, as well as being able to see reactions that dont necessarily affect trust (the same way everyon’s face emotionally reacts in person to... - nat...
Hello and welcome! No instruction page yet… so much yet to be built; we expect to have a little walkthrough coming in a few months (around Feb of 2025).... What kind of content do you like engaging with?
I’m exploring and uptrusting and experimenting here. Seems like some of us are into posting musings or frames we Believe In or are currently exploring. Some are treating the space like a Xanga or LiveJournal (which i love tbh). I’ve posted a practical question.... Uptrust is a currently curated community where we can actually practice thinking. … This shit won’t last, this fun safe newborn ward. While it won’t always be new, I want us to find ways to keep the deliberate / fun / safe / curated vibes as we grow....