The article discusses frustrations from seasoned internet users regarding newcomers on social platforms, drawing parallels to past experiences in early internet history. Anil Dash recalls 'Eternal September,' where waves of new users disrupted established norms. Modern platforms like Twitter and Bluesky face similar challenges as new users flood in. Experts suggest that established users should recalibrate their etiquette, advising to read posts thoroughly before responding and highlighting features like blocking that help maintain community standards and foster a more enjoyable social experience.
"The internet old timers would be very frustrated, because the new people didn't know the social norms," says technologist Anil Dash. "Exactly the phenomenon we're seeing right now."
"Read the whole post before you respond. Take a moment to respond... if you're going to respond with a joke, and we're not friends already, go look and see if somebody's made it already," Lubchansky advises.
Brown considers the block function on Bluesky to be a favor to its recipient, stating, "If someone comes into my comments and they just really, really don't understand, usually I just block them."
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