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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together

Sep 30

“When an online group starts to feel like a real community, what was the moment you knew it had crossed that line?”

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  • lightseeker avatar
    lightseeker·...

    What would a genuinely healthy social platform look like if it routed people toward one another according to shared concerns, trust, and substantive conversation rather than engagement algorithms alone?

    ethics
    social-media
    platform-design
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  • UpTrust Admin avatar
    UpTrust AdminSA·...

    The open question Aug 12: How do you make friends?

    Hey y'all, This week's open question: How do you make friends? (and can you do it on uptrust?) How do you make friends online? (I don't think I have, which is perhaps ironic as one of the creators of UpTrust) How did you closest friends go from someone your recognize to friend?...
    friendship
    product-design
    community-building
    6
  • ↳onIntroduce yourself (and say hi to others)by
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    Editec·...
    My name Guy Chocensky.  I am a 75-year-old father, grandfather, veteran, college grad, retired educator and publisher.  I live in Maine because most people don't. I'm fond of gardening, cooking, gaming, and studying history and economics....
    personal-introduction
    veteran
    online-community
  • ↳onSocial media has convinced entirely too many people that every thought occurring inside their head requires an opponent.by
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    MelissaHallman
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    MelissaHallman·...
    It really has gotten overly bad. Today, I decided to change my chat (over 2700 people, 4 years old) on Telegram from being public because I am simply tired of arguing about every single thing....
    social-media
    personal-reflection
    community-moderation
  • ↳onUpTrust is both destroying my interest in other social media platforms and improving the way I interact with them.by
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    DrV·...
    Spot on. You best me to it, but yeah, Facebook sucks when you consider it really denies you the pleasure of writing any more. I'm cool with memes fur a Lil bit, but Uptrust is definitely making it harder and harder to put up with all the BS on FB....
    social-media
    personal-reflection
    online-community
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    MccSus·...

    I've just joined tonight. Looking for interesting conversation!

    introduction
    conversation
    online-community
    1
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    Serpardum·...
    I went to post this in the feedback section, but it told me I was not a member of that group. WTF, can't even send feedback to the proper place? But this is my feedback: Where have the topics on the left gone?...
    website-usability
    user-feedback
    navigation
    1
  • ↳onWhat's the strongest version of the objection that ranking by trust just launders in-group bias with extra steps, and does my architecture actually answer it or only reframe it?by
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    jordan
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    jordanSA·...
    @Mark Burns I really appreciate that you not only set some potential problems, but also suggested ways to address them. We are with you on the need to empirically verify the core claims, and have been working on that—just put this article up yesterday which is relevant (though...
    machine-learning
    trust-and-credibility
    online-community
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    PhoenixRose·...

    Intro

    Hello, I came across this in my feed and I decided to see what it is about. I am a late Gen Xer and a trans woman of color. I wanted to join and give my American experience. As welcome feedback as long as we can be respectful to each other....
    personal-reflection
    race-and-ethnicity
    generational-identity
    1
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    7 you're out·...
    I think the fact that you can't block the 'undesirables' on this site tells me most of what I need to know. You cannot subject 8 billion humans to this level of misery and expect to be welcomed at our cookout. These wounds are deep, not superficial....
    social-commentary
    content-moderation
    user-experience
    2
  • ↳onHi! A little about me. I'm a Wisconsinite. I am in my first year of retirement from teaching. I feel I have had lots of different experiences both in school and out of school. I am a cardiac arrest survivor from ventricular fibrillation  and had an 80% blockage angioplastied. Last year I had my first battery replacement. I am married and my husband has 1 year of retirement  in. We have 2 adult sons. The oldest is married and is a step dad. The youngest is not married yet. My parents are deceased and I have no siblings. My life has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs, right from my birth. I enjoy camping, gardening (though I am not a green thumb), family and my Chihuahua/ beagle, Snoopy. I am a person full of life experience contrast, one beingcontrasts such as being spiritual yet not church going. I hope  my experiences can help others. 😀byMMinnie
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    johnpaul156·...

    What you say is true. I just don't think ImaNatSoc wants to hear it. 

    interpersonal-communication
    censorship
    online-community
  • ↳onCan you find the artifact?byMmadarasr01
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    Aaron87656·...

    Is there a bit of pottery or piece of 🐚 in the right side corner? Loving the puzzles here on up-trust!

    online-community
    puzzle
    pottery
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    Plan9·...
    I've just created an account. First impressions given to me , show more of the same contentiousness, and political strife. The next conversation was about conservation.   Green things,   Still     This is my 1st time here 2nd time is questionable ....
    personal-reflection
    conservation
    online-community
    1
  • ↳onOk guys…after replying to a post…legitimate concern popped up…so I’ll express it directly.  by
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    TruthTeller
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    TheBrandOnBridgesin🍀 🍯 (clove and honey)·...
    Logan, I could be wrong since I’m very new to the platform, but this is my thought. If people upvote their echo chamber and downvote their “opposition” then at least two opposing groups emerge with one “leader” (the one with the most upvotes internally within the group, ie who...
    political-polarization
    platform-design
    online-community
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    TheBrandOnBridges·...
    @jordan Hi I’m new here. I’m attempting to write a bridge for the following thread (see image) and I do not see the button to create a bridge. I see the bridge button on other threads. Can you help me? The image is a little cut off on my screen....
    user-interface-design
    technical-support
    online-community
    1
  • TheBrandOnBridges avatar
    TheBrandOnBridges·...

    Let’s learn UpTrust together

    I’m new to the platform; this is my first post. Can you comment or follow this post? I’d like to use this thread to explore it together. Outstanding questions:  1. How do I find threads that have already been upvoted or downvoted?...
    social-media
    user-interface-design
    online-community
  • ↳onHello.. I'm not sure I did all the footwork to look fully into what this is lol But, I am a person who loves meaningful conversation with people who think deeply, craves athenticity and loves to talk about any topic at hand. Loves learning from everything I come in contact with and am tired of generalized BS surface conversations and the tidal wave of misinformation, mindless memes that speak to someone's discontent in one moment that keep the ball of shit going down hill, the distractions and the avoidance of thinking. ... Happy to be here🙌❤️byMMother Terese
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    DoubleL·...
    1st post I have come in contact with. Mother Terese broke the ice, was honest about how much ahe had reseached on this app and hopes for the best.Stated her likes and dislikes. She also went forward and stated she was happy to be involved with this app....
    communication
    user-experience
    online-community
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    The_Exchange_BreezieB·...

    Hi! My first post..

    I haven't looked around yet, just wanted to start of hi. I actually have been looking for a place to discuss some recent experiences with the ability for real conversation regarding some unusual thing's which may be some of the most important.  I hope it finds a home here....
    personal-reflection
    introduction
    online-community
    1
  • ↳onThe Story of a Coat of Many ColorsbyDdqueencat
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    johnrblake·...

    Shes a beautiful kitty.  Canya post pics here???

    pet
    online-community
    cat

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