its that account holder's gimmick for attention. he claims it helps thwart AI scrapers, but no scraper is going to be foiled by any character that can be made with a keyboard.
this kind of mentality solves nothing. blaming people who don't know an alternative or who don't understand crypto is not going to solve this problem. nor is crypto a perfect solution by any means.
you're suggesting a band-aid solution and shaking your fist at "normies". quite ironic.
Crimson Delight have only good things to say about Valve's handling of the situation. "I have to say the reviewer was kind and forthcoming, we didn't feel threatened or bullied in any way, and we got the feeling they were trying to do their best to help devs navigate the process," developer Frenzin writes. "But the fact of the matter is that Valve has payment processors breathing down their neck, and the rules keep getting stricter as time goes on."
you're blaming the wrong people. nobody is bootlicking.
its more of a community that functions like "AITA" (am I the asshole?) where they list the ban and reason and ask if the community believes the ban was justified or not.
the post detailing the behavior or jordan lund was actually not within the true rules of the community, but was allowed considering just how many jordan lund posts had been made in the entirety of the community.
he is quite notorious everywhere for his extreme moderation habits. stamets was just detailed enough to put time into documenting as much of that behavior as was possible in a single post.
considering that lemmy world is a sort of catch-all for a lot of first time lemmy users, its reasonable to be concerned by such extreme moderation.
...alright the arm and leg scratcher posts did it for me. lol