Can we keep this community global?
Can we keep this community global?
It's almost exclusively about USA right now and frankly I'm sick of this US-centrism.
Most new post here have been posted by @silence7, who is clearly an American. One user, means the post will be one sided. Thats not @silence7 fault obviously.
While I totally agree that climate is a worldwide topic, not sure what you think the options are here…
If the majority of users submit and upvote US based stories, that’s what will appear in the community.
If the majority upvote more global stories, that’s what’ll appear.
The only other option I can think of would be adding a rule prohibiting US stories, but that feels like it’s going too far the other direction, no?
I'm not sure what the exact solutions are, I just know there is a problem of cultural dominance. Perhaps a slightly increased standard for international relevance wouldn't be entirely unreasonable? There are sometimes intranational political developments of interest to the rest of the world, but if we're just letting popular vote decide what subscribers see without moderation, then based on initial observation, non-USians will just have to move to more regionally specific communities/instances or consent to cultural assimilation.
I'd love to see more content from outside the US. If you want to help out, you can post content about other places.