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.worldEnglish
    662·
    3 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.

  • Rose@slrpnk.netEnglish
    43·
    3 months ago

    What I need is “this post really seemed like a good idea when I was drunk, but in retrospect, maybe it’s not”.

      • Coyote@piefed.caEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Like a “I don’t endorse this, but I want you to see it” post? I’m all for that.

  • moakley@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    3 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.

    • Auth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      3 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.

  • Dozzi92@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 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?

  • yata@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    3 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.

    • gressen@lemmy.zipEnglish
      9·
      3 months ago

      I don’t see a problem because the troll’s post will then be permanently marked as not true.

    • draco_aeneus@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Quite often, I find that leaving a post up has value. It nukes context for the posts below it, which is bad. It’s also not great if only part of a larger post is bad, since you lose all of it. Lastly, with a deleted post, it’s unclear if the creator learned from it, or if they removed it to avoid the backlash.

  • Auster@thebrainbin.org
    13·
    3 months ago

    Personally, I don’t like it because of the reason it would need be needed in the first place, mobbying against those that would find it useful.

    I think those that partake mobbying should be exposed and sued. And who knows, amid the process, maybe the suer could find out multiple of these accounts belonging to the same IP or even ID. And then, after some successful legal actions, mobbying should shrink a lot if not stop altogether.