The "stupid camera war" killed the amount of UFO and ghost sightings, while increasing the sightings of meteors and police brutality, so not all that stupid.
Don't forget how much MS lobbied countries all over the world to spend public money on MS products. Plus the anticompetitive shenanigans, it's more of an our money.
When iPhone first released... it was a piece of shit compared to the HTC Dream with Android. The main improvement Apple did, was removing the keyboard.
Yeah, those are not even banned on Reddit, only disagreeing with how a mod twists the rules is a permabannable offense, and they no longer care about having a million more or less users.
It's kind of interesting how Beehaw has fewer rules, and its mods are at the same time stricter and more tolerant.
Hehe, the philosophy docs are a honeypot. There is still only a single rule, they just explain why, and what that means. But if you expect a lot of rules, I can see how their size can discourage someone.
They've a added some simplified examples, but maybe the honeypot idea has its own merits... 🤔
From what I've seen, you'd have a clear reason, and at least a chance to reply, apologize, and/or change your behavior... but you need to follow the "be nice" rule, and if you don't agree, it's the door. So not a good place for shitposting, trolling, sealioning, making fun of others, or general 4chan-ing.
Beehaw's mods are definitely not Reddit-like. They're hard on enforcing the "be nice" rule, so even veiled personal attacks are off the table, and you better be nice to the mods too, or they'll show you the door.
Whether that aligns more or less with what you're looking for... you decide. As you said, it's the nice thing about the Fediverse 🙂
It has a different moderation style and culture. Best explained in the "rules" of the instance, which is a single "be nice" and some commentary. Admins are strict, but fair, and give you a chance to change your behavior if you accidentally break the rule.
Only Caesar I've ever seen, was a salad.