true inclusivity

package moderation

func Moderate(content string, decentralized bool) bool {
    return decentralized && !isOffensive(content)
}

• “we’re inclusive, so please, don’t speak politics”
• yeah, right
• welcome to modern inclusivity: a comfortable cage where you can be yourself
• as long as yourself fits the template
• don’t rock the boat, don’t challenge ideas, just nod and smile

the real question

• if a space only welcomes people who follow unspoken rules, is it really inclusive?
• or is it just exclusion wearing a friendly mask?
• let’s be honest: it’s sanitized segregation
• these spaces aren’t built for growth
• they’re built for comfort
• and comfort never changed anything

rules of “inclusivity”

• look at most platforms
• they preach inclusivity while practicing control
• “be respectful” really means “agree with us”
• “no hate speech” becomes “no speech we hate”
• real open-everything|open everything means messy conversations
• not sanitized agreement

algorithmic exclusion

• centralized moderation turns inclusivity into an algorithm
• but real inclusion can’t be reduced to a flowchart

the reality of modern platforms:

comfort zone -----> echo chamber -----> dead space
     ^                                      |
     '--------------------------------------'

closed spaces have their place

• let’s be real: sometimes you need closed spaces
• focused teams, efficient groups, specialized communities
• that’s fine, that’s necessary
• want to build a space only for senior developers? do it
• need a women-only community? build it
• creating a space for a specific language or framework? go ahead
• these spaces serve a purpose
• they’re efficient, focused, valuable
• but they’re not inclusive
• and that’s okay
• honesty beats fake inclusivity every time

decentralized reality

• let’s talk about decentralized spaces, where it gets real
• when communities shape their own spaces, inclusivity stops being a buzzword
• starts being reality
• this is liquid-democracy|liquid democracy for social spaces
• power flows where it’s needed
• it’s messy
• people argue
• mistakes happen
• good
• that’s what real inclusion looks like

decentralized growth:

community -----> dialogue -----> evolution ---.
     ^                                        |
     '----------------------------------------'

uncomfortable truth

• real inclusivity isn’t about perfect rules or silent agreement
• it’s about:
  • spaces where whole humans exist
  • conversations that change minds
  • growth through disagreement
  • power in the hands of many
• stop trying to make inclusivity comfortable
• it’s not supposed to be
• it’s supposed to be transformative
• build web3-society|web3 society where community decides, not algorithms

“the only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – albert camus

true inclusivity isn’t safe. it’s necessary.

See also

• ml/blog/open-everything.md
• ml/blog/liquid-democracy.md
• ml/blog/web3-society.md