Question to #Mastodon folks. What is your theory about why people have gotten so mean on commercial #socialmedia ?
My conversation with @justincox around his recent article (do read it, it's great) made me wonder about this. I think the migration to #xiaohongshu was eye opening to many because the environment there was more pleasant.
I personally think it's due to the high female demographic of xhs and also because of its strict moderation standards. It's like a strictly moderated subreddit with its own culture, and whose community actively helps the moderators moderate the tone of the app.
My theory based ony observation.