6 sats \ 8 replies \ @needcreations_ OP 22 Dec 2023 freebie \ parent \ on: @ delete posts...not a fan meta
Why should we value something that is going to be auto deleted??? Temporary value doesn't exist in my book. Would I buy a toaster if it's just going to disappear in one week?
What about renting stuff? Renting something has no value to you?
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How could it possibly lose its value?
By being deleted
Stacker News is a public forum, not a dm group among friends. You're making an apples to oranges comparison. Of course posts will lose value if fragments of the discussion are auto deleted. Nothing will make sense to the reader. I don't value that at all.
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To be honest @needcreations_, you sound quite entitled in your arguments against this @delete feature.
You don't own the content of other users. People are here because they want to. If they (or you) want to remove their content, it's theirs to remove.
If SN becomes hostile to some kind of users, they would probably not post at all. And I think that's worse than someone deleting their comments after some time - even if it's just seconds.
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A chat is usually within two people or a certain group through the use of an app. Unlike a public forum as this one, where you don’t even need an account to read. Very different things!
Also in the chat the disappearing configuration is valid for every participant, not only for a few.
Otherwise I would agree with the ephemerality of it’s for everyone, just delete all content after 90 days. Saves space and bandwidth for SN.
Nostr should be doing that too, delete all from everyone after a certain amount of days/months. Let’s get back to real conversations.
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Most messenger apps have an option to automatically delete messages after a certain period of time. Would you stop chatting with your friends just because their messages disappear after a month?
You’re comparing private direct messaging (which often only has value in the moment it was exchanged) to a public forum with a search index?