I'd hate to miss out on my $0.86

I had cats and a fish pond. Each cat tried catching the fish exactly once, ever.

I like the existence of downvotes. They help separate content the community has no feeling about from content the community actively dislikes.

I love that they're shown separately. This helps separate controversial opinions from ones the community doesn't care one way or the other about.

I like that you can see who downvoted. Looking at their profile can give some insight as to why they didn't like the content.

I wouldn't call seven million murdered corpses "rubbish," but I guess we already knew how much Stalin valued his people.

I want the actual reviews so I have at least some chance of figuring out if the reviewer is a bot, a shill, a customer, or is reviewing the UPS guy instead of the product.

Instructions unclear; bike impounded for Felony speeding.

Shots fired

It's been a while since I read the Bible, but I remember a lot of emphasis on treating people you don't like with love and compassion. I don't remember anything in there prohibiting using someone's name because it's been changed.

Maybe this guy should read his book again.

I have mixed feelings about this

On one hand, Daryl Davis is a hero, and his method actually works to de-radicalize people. I prefer using this method when I encounter bigots irl.

On the other hand, allowing bigoted speech in your online platform has the potential to drive away normal folks and turn your platform into the echo-chamber where bigotry flourishes that you mentioned. This is basically what happened to Voat.

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall fight to the death to defend your right to say it.

I agree with this, but it's beside the point. This isn't a public space like a street corner, it's a managed public/private space like a bar, where the bouncer will kick you out for abusing other patrons.

Mr Struk ... actively pursued a 'pro-Russian position' in the last week by 'communicating with the Russian Federation

Actively supporting an invading force during war isn't "having a different opinion," it's treason.

It can force those who disagree with defederating to find a new instance that has access to all the communities they want. It also makes onboarding new people significantly more complicated, as their choice of instance will drastically influence their feed.

To be clear, I'm not arguing against defederation, just pointing out that it causes issues that need dealt with.

After escaping from a mental institution in 1945, he went into business

That explains the bottles.

Seriously though, glad he got out. His ramblings were coming from a good heart and his soap is legendary.