Yeah I found the motte group in 22, right around the time of the split from reddit. At that time, I was impressed & struck by how so many of the comments & discussions about various topics all seemed to be trying to explicitly recognize signaling, status games, shibboleths, kayfabe, etc., in a way that fewer comments do now (agreed that it feels more 'nuts and bolts' now). I imagine some of that is just overly-worn, understood ground now. And also that in 2022 it was still the height of the censorship regime, battling to lock down and choke out 'malinformation' on the mainstream internet platforms.
Nowadays, there may be a bit of "hide your power level" stuff going on, but for the most part the lines on various issues seem to have finished shifting, and people are far more open about their current views.
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Yeah I found the motte group in 22, right around the time of the split from reddit. At that time, I was impressed & struck by how so many of the comments & discussions about various topics all seemed to be trying to explicitly recognize signaling, status games, shibboleths, kayfabe, etc., in a way that fewer comments do now (agreed that it feels more 'nuts and bolts' now). I imagine some of that is just overly-worn, understood ground now. And also that in 2022 it was still the height of the censorship regime, battling to lock down and choke out 'malinformation' on the mainstream internet platforms.
Nowadays, there may be a bit of "hide your power level" stuff going on, but for the most part the lines on various issues seem to have finished shifting, and people are far more open about their current views.
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