bluesky's head of trust & safety has no idea how to moderate himself out of a wet paper bag, much less manage a social network. he just posted a thread that started like this:
The inversion principle is a powerful tool I use to shift my perspective and uncover blind spots. Consider this example: "I was repeatedly rude to this person because they are bad." Here, user A labels themselves as good, justifying rudeness to user B, whom they've labeled as bad. 1/7
People who agree with user A might think it's acceptable to be rude to user B due to their "bad" views. To check for bias, flip the model by inverting the users. Is it acceptable if user B does the same to user A? If not, there's a bias favoring one group over the other. 2/7
T&S policies should focus on behaviors (e.g., treating others with respect), regardless of the direction of rudeness. Otherwise, policies could be weaponized to favor one group over another repeatedly. 3/7
it is obviously not worth continuing the thread so i'll end it there. basically, as long as you aren't rude, you can say whatever you want. if you're, for example, a nazi? just be scientific and polite about your racist belief system and you're good! and if anyone is rude to you about all the slurs in your handle, that's bad says the head of bluesky moderation! wouldn't want to treat one group better than another! doesn't matter what the groups are! great plan for a healthy social media platform