I started reading this article because it was reposted by a person I trust. It's about privacy. It makes a interesting point. It's also slop.
So, what's the problem? Skim it and move on. It makes a point about the effectiveness of mass data analysis these days and how the long history of little data points and bits we've left in our web-surfing wake these last two decades is going to get way more useful to people who turn AI onto it. It's an angle I hadn't considered before. Great, right?
Maybe if I encountered it as an LLM output, it would be different. But I started reading it because I saw that it was recommended by this person I trust. Actually, it was two people who I thought had better judgment.
But what do I expect? That they won't ever repost something obviously AI generated? No. But I do feel like people who repost slop are giving up a little bit of the credibility they have, sacrificing their reputation.
Why is this? Especially in a case like this where it may have an interesting point. I think it's because I don't like being played along, which is what reading it felt like. Too snappy, too perfect and polished to be normal writing. And way too long. The post could have been 300 words and made the same point. My opinion of the people who reposted this article is that they are a source for me to learn about things for which I have no expertise.
I'm surprised by how strongly I dislike this feeling. I'll admit, I'd almost rather not get the idea it's trying to convey (even though I think it's a good idea) than get it in this manner.
Why do I dislike slop so much?
I think, for me, it's because I feel like the person is disrespecting my time. They want me to put time into reading a lot of words, words that they weren't willing to spend the time to think about and write down themselves. If they won't respect my time, why should I respect their writing?
It also to me is a sign of weakness. It tells me you don't have confidence in your own voice. That's another thing that's hard to respect.
See #409383
I agree. It's a little different when they are reposting another person's article. I had no idea who the OP was, but I read it because of the people who reposted it. So in this case, it's more about their judgment than about their efforts.
I wouldn't really lose respect for the person that forwarded me the link, unless they repeatedly do so. Then I would start to question their judgment and taste.
https://twiiit.com/VittoStack/status/2023760341914501436
What is Stacker News?
It is a social media platform intentionally created to enable a P2P V4V BTC (sats) denominated community and economy.
Originally Stacker News (SN) custodied sats on behalf of participants but the threat of government regulatory prosecution on the pretext of money transmitter forced a move away from the custody of sats by the platform to the platform enabling participants to send sats via their wallets.
To achieve this participants need to attach wallets to both send and receive sats.
Where participants do not or cannot attach LN wallets transactions will often default to Cowboy Credits.
This change was a compromise forced by the threat of government prosecution.
The difficulty of attaching both sending and receiving wallets is moderate- it takes some effort and newbie or non tech people may struggle with it, but most competent Bitcoiners can succeed in attaching wallets and thus enabling sats denominated P2P transactions.
But a number of Stackers have chosen not to attach wallets- in particular sending wallets which enable you to send sats into the SN community.
Very few have attached just a sending wallet- many have attach just a receiving wallet.
Those who only attach a receiving wallet can receive sats from others but cannot send sats into the community. They may feel that as content providers they have no need or obligation to send sats into and within the SN community. I disagree.
Where these receive but not send (horse but no gun) Stackers proclaim to be Bitcoiners but refuse to enable a sending wallet they are demonstrably hypocrits. They claim they want to build and grow the BTC LN MoE network but they cannot be bothered contributing toward that growth by attaching a sending wallet and demonstrating they are not just talking, but are also walking and supporting a sats denominated platform.
If we do not use the LN wherever and whenever we can it will not grow and develop.
Some claim it is too hard to attach wallets- its too hard on their self custody nodes or wallets- this just highlights how much work the LN still needs before it is capable of anything approaching 100% reliable MoE capability.
But the best way to grow and strengthen the LN is it use it – despite its remaining flaws and glitches.
When wallets are supported by people using them they receives transaction fees and can develop liquidity and systems further.
When LN wallets are not used the LN decays- it does not have the usage and fees income to grow.
So when self proclaimed advocates for BTC and LN refuse to attach wallets (especially sending wallets) I see hypocrit.
I will continue to see hypocrit until and unless someone can explain why I should not.
Calling me a Nazi, trolling and making fun of me crudely seeking to avoid the issues I raise will not stop me from asking why are you claiming to be a Bitcoiner but refusing to attach wallets and use the LN here where we can help it grow.
Now some are deliberately concealing their wallet status, as if this is about a right to privacy.
Concealing your wallet status means nobody else can verify whether or not you are serious about using BTC LN, or whether you are just an all talk no walk hypocrit.
Do not trust- verify.
What about this fundamental principle do they not understand?
And then they talk about 'content' being more important than whether or not you have attached wallets - in this context the intentional lack of attached wallets undermines your credibility as your actions do not match your words.
Your submitted content may be great, but you as someone claiming to be a serious Bitcoiner are undermining your credibility and the credibility of your content by being a hypocrit.
Your content, is tainted by your verifiable hypocrisy.
SNs needs both good content providers and those who pay for that content if it is succeed.
I am more in the latter group than the former but both are required overall or the model does not work.
So as a net contributor of sats and thus a net consumer of content I object where content providers refuse to engage in the P2P V4V ethos by refusing to attach both sending and receiving wallets and I will both withhold my contribution of sats and sometimes downvote in response.
V4V needs to work reciprocally or it will not work at all.
The content providers need net sats contributors/content consumers who send sats into the platform, or the entire platform fails.
What about people who constantly post BTC/LN centred content but who cannot be bothered attaching LN wallets to their SNs account?
Are they not blatant, sloppy and annoying hypocrits?
Most Stackers have taken the time to attach LN wallets and show them so that all other Stackers know they are serious about supporting the LN and its use and growth to the maximum extent possible here on Stacker news.
A small minority like the OP @Scoresby have not.
They appear to me to be lazy, arrogant and annoying hypocrits.
Why should those of us who support SNs and the LN by attaching and showing LN wallets support content providers who are blatant hypocrits?