HERE'S THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUBSKI AND EVERY OTHER FORUM ON THE INTERNET Because of the dynamics generated when User A can prevent User B from replying directly to them, the conversation between A and B has to be agreeable to both parties. User B cannot ride A's back to score points for the entertainment of C D and E. The fundamental dynamic on Reddit, Voat and anywhere else with gamified conversation is "look at this fool and delight as I dismantle him for your entertainment." It doesn't mean you have to be right, it means you have to have the numbers. If you don't want to be annihilated by a million monolithic morons you'd best toe the line or shut the fuck up. The fundamental dynamic on Hubski is "we can only have this conversation for as long as we both enjoy it." It absolutely leads to echo chambers if otherwise un-nourished; we've seen time and time again that these communities die out into streams of inactivateds and names you don't recognize because circlejerks aren't nourishing and without any other kind of conversation, people stop. So the areas that flourish are the ones where people can discuss things cordially - the places where not only is there a conversation with two sides, those two sides have incentive to constructively add, rather than destructively tear apart. Which means you can't play to the audience nearly as much as you can elsewhere. You also have to play to the opponent. And the average Reddit refugee sucks at that. And brings up their freeze peaches when they realize that they have to adapt.why would you want to comment on or have a dialog with someone that clearly doesn't want to have one with you? I just don't get it.
