There was a discussion about this article 2 years ago here and here, but I thought it’s such an interesting a novel concept full of potential that it’s worth a repost.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Unfortunately this would be a gift for stupid liars because only honest people who seek the truth would use it. It‘s a good example for a way to hell that was paved with good intentions. Beautifully naive.

  • moakley@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It seems like it should be unnecessary, like we already have ways of conveying this sentiment, so why have a button with such a narrow function?

    But on the other hand, making it normal for people to admit their mistakes online? That would be a huge step forward. And if there’s a button there for it, it would get used.

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      9 months ago

      It could be a hint to the algorithm to stop pushing the content because you wouldn’t want something incorrect circulating. But then people may not want to use it but also those people would be the same ones who are happy to lie in a viral tweet.

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    9 months ago

    I need to talk about the Mario thing. The first time we heard him speak was N64, when he said “It’s a me, Mario,” with an accent that is clearly not from New York or New Jersey. And now he’s all of a sudden not Italian?

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    9 months ago

    I don’t see the usefulness of that one compared to just deleting your comment in that scenario. This one will just be abused by trolls posting outrageous claims and then preventing people from replying by flagging the mistake option.