As mod on that (gossip) comm I agree. To be honest, I also think it's unnecessary to have two separate dunking comms based on whether someone is a public figure or a random person. A lot of times that distinction can be quite blurry, and I don't blame people for choosing to post in Slop instead, as that is the more active comm.

Reunite El Chisme and Slop to a single comm, and remove slop's rule #8. "Do not post public figures, these should be posted to c/gossip"

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Million follower streamer: not a public figure.

Streamers are all brands if they're making income from it. Some are shitty brands, they are brands nonetheless.

Amazon delivery driver: working for a brand, public figure.

Is the amazon delivery driver using their position as a delivery driver to raise the platform that their voice stands on?

The reason a person working for a brand is mentioned here is because someone working at CNN who tweets something is using the fact they work for the CNN brand as a platform to stand upon to raise their voice above that of others. This makes them a public figure. The amazon driver is not gaining a platform from being an amazon driver, so they're not a public figure, except in the cases where they've been thrust into being a public figure through some news event, for example if an amazon driver is involved in a police shootout and was present at the scene.