Andrew on Nostr: I like that the "communities" NIP feels familiar compared to how subreddits work, but ...

I like that the "communities" NIP feels familiar compared to how
subreddits work, but it has one of the biggest weaknesses (in my
opinion) of the Reddit model: moderators of communities/subreddits that
effectively act as feudal lords.

If I want to
follow posts about a topic by using hashtags, I have the freedom to see
all posts tagged with that hashtag, sort them how I want in my feed,
mute posts from specific people, etc.
With the
communities/subreddit model, I'm only able to see posts about a topic if
the moderator of the community has deemed that post is allowed.

This
is kind of the same weakness of the fediverse, because it removes the
centralized power that a platform owner like Reddit or Twitter has, but
it simply shifts that power down one level and puts it in the hands of
mods or instance owners.