the most egregious example I can think of is antiwork in reddit. Posters there love to rant against companies, but they also give good advice regarding laws in different states and is a good source to deal with micromanagers and toxic workplaces.

But it’s like they simply don’t think that reddit is making money with every post they write. It’s like they’re working for the enemy they so much despise, a large corporation.

It baffles me that people keep posting there. Is the fediverse alternative really that bad?

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    Do you really find it that baffling that people are choosing to provide help and advice in a setting that has millions of active users rather than a setting that has some thousands?

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      It’s a difference in priorities. People stay on Reddit because that’s where the heat is. I hope that people go here because we understand the inherent dangers of for-profit social media. People can make their own choices.

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        Is ‘consistent’ the critical thing here though? Or is introducing ideas to large numbers of people who could actually benefit from them?

        Should all leftists just sit in a small room together and only talk among themselves to ensure that they are consistent? Or should they be going to places where there are other people and talking to them to actually spread leftist ideas among them?

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        They’re in the belly of the beast, some of us wanted out; there are still reachable people there, perhaps.