Hrefna (DHC) on Nostr: "Facebook is a nazi bar" The "nazi bar" allegory exists to describe a situation where ...
"Facebook is a nazi bar"
The "nazi bar" allegory exists to describe a situation where everyone can see the nazis and no one kicks them out, so that the nazis feel comfortable. It depends on several things to work as an allegory.
A site with 3 billion monthly active users cannot usefully be referred to a "bar." It's not a useful model.
IME the "nazi bar" allegory has increasingly become a way to attack groups _over there_ without reflecting on what things are like _right here around you_.
The "nazi bar" allegory exists to describe a situation where everyone can see the nazis and no one kicks them out, so that the nazis feel comfortable. It depends on several things to work as an allegory.
A site with 3 billion monthly active users cannot usefully be referred to a "bar." It's not a useful model.
IME the "nazi bar" allegory has increasingly become a way to attack groups _over there_ without reflecting on what things are like _right here around you_.