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It just occurred to me, due to a nostr bug, that it might actually be pretty cool to have social media hide *who authored* the posts on your TL to force a kind of double-blind perspective. You'd know the post or reply is (or probably is) from one of the people you follow, but you wouldn't be so quick to agree (and perhaps might even be more willing to disagree) if you aren't just smashing the heart button as a reflex because you like the guy. It might make discussions more communal and disagreements less personal if you knew that you're still talking to someone you generally like and respect, but you don't know whether it's "that one guy on the internet" or, like, your actual Mom. (Nostr, due to ramshackle Tor support, often displays notes from people without correctly fetching their profiles for me, so I find myself liking or replying or following people without having any idea as to their nym or avatar)

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This is very interesting idea. But how would you solve that social status thing where guy with 12000 followers simply gives bigger impression than someone with 200 every time you'll open their bio? Hide it? Some people dig being followed and build around it and I believe we need these idiots here as well. For growth we need to attract bunch of people addicted to their social media status.
We've become used to be identified online. I recently started using simplex chat as anonymous user and really like the idea of being unidentifiable . even if you do not know my legal name in nostr, my nostr name "hypnagog" simply becomes my surrogate identity. A chat system where posts aren't linked to any type of identifier is a great idea.
↩ replying to Matt
This is idea is perfect as it perhaps unwittingly accommodates familiarity as well. If a person knows you well enough to know your identity as a part of your immediate community, they will have no trouble identifying you on the platform, otherwise you are all acquaintances and should be treated as such. I might have misunderstood the concept, admittedly technology is not my strong suit. If I’m talking out of my rear, someone please let me know!
My impulse is to like the idea (not just because you wrote it and I respect you, lol). I would hope the identity or at least source materials would be accessible at some point, though. Otherwise I could see propaganda catching wildfire as it kinda short circuits media literacy
I actually just went through this TOR display issue with a previous post you made. Initially, I saw your note and started to respond. Then, the network caught up, and your profile populated, so I second guessed myself and deleted my response. My reaction made me scratch my head a bit. But, I think there is some internalized pressure to make some profound thought in response to bigger accounts. Maybe the high level of visibility is intimidating.
nostr のバグのせいで、ソーシャル メディアで TL 上の投稿を *作成者* 非表示にして、一種の二重盲検視点を強制するのは、実際には非常に素晴らしいことかもしれないと思いつきました。 その投稿や返信が自分がフォローしている人の誰かからのものである (またはおそらくそうである) ことはわかっているでしょうが、ただ単に非難しているだけではない場合は、すぐには同意しないでしょう (そしておそらく、もっと積極的に反対するかもしれません)。 あなたはその人が好きだから、反射的にハートボタンを押します。 あなたが一般的に好きで尊敬している人とまだ話しているが、それが「インターネット上のあの人」なのか、それとも実際の母親なのかはわからないとわかっていれば、議論はより共同的なものになり、意見の相違は個人的なものではなくなるかもしれません 。 (Nostr は、Tor のサポートが不安定なため、プロフィールを正しく取得せずに、人々からのメモを表示することがよくあります。そのため、私は、名前やアバターをまったく知らずに、人々に「いいね」をしたり、返信したり、フォローしたりしていることに気づきました) (Google翻訳) View quoted note →
This reminds me of a study that has been done in the uk in previous general elections. People are given policies without knowing which party has proposed them. Each time the result has been a majority win for the Greens.
There's no reason why this could not be one the custom feeds you switch between. Let's say "Blind Discovery": image DVM's could help with filtering through notes that might interest you, that you didn't see yet (or any other algorithm). Then display all of that blinded. #customfeeds
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This reminds me of the ‘love is blind’ experiment from OkCupid a decade ago. On Valentines day they turned off all photos and let people match and find potential partners based on text alone.
the Guardian
OKCupid: we experiment on users. Everyone does
Dating service’s co-founder claims it lied to users to test theory about compatibility. By Alex Hern
. Users hated it, use of the app went down, but better relationships came out of it. ;-D
☝️THIS ! Exactly why I actively conceal the names when I’m browsing for a new font (yes, typography) because it’s such a nuisance. *Intrinsic qualities vs. extrinsic seduction*. “What’s in a name? A promise.”