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reevaluate the way we design Fediverse interfaces and clients - njms - Ethical anti-design, or designing products that people can't get addicted to. (njms.ca)
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"Again, Twitter's interface was very intentionally designed to maximize the amount of time per day a person spends online. The Fediverse really doesn't need that, but it has it anyway. That's why I'm proposing that we reevaluate the way we design Fediverse interfaces and clients in light of how we can best strike a balance between creating a positive experience and one that puts the well-being of the person using your product first."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 years ago

This is very important. When I first joined the Fediverse via Mastodon, there were a few really great folks kicking around on there that ended up having to leave out because they were interacting with the platform in pretty unhealthy ways.

Ethical platforms absolutely need to be intentionally designed to reduce the risk of unhealthy use. It's especially important because people are typically coming from closed platforms that have trained them to use them in these very unhealthy ways. Ethical platforms need to be intentional to break this programming.

Also:

People who grew up playing the Wii might remember it...

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