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by joeblubaugh 451 days ago
Hoo boy; the idea that “intellectual honesty” bubbles to the top is an … interesting take to say the least. I don’t think it’s well-supported.

Having an opinion and a tendency is not dishonest, and there’s plenty of garbage content that reaches and remains on the front page.

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I didn't say that intellectually honest content bubbles to the top, I said: "I think the algorithm is working exactly as intended if it's designed to limit intellectually dishonest content". There's a difference.
Hey now, yet another article of the millions on the linux packaging managers is VERY important!!