People Are People, or Why I Don't Want to Be a Landlord

by oddevanon 10/13/2025, 6:26 PMwith 22 comments

by munchleron 10/13/2025, 6:51 PM

I understand that the author doesn’t want to get caught up in the details of any particular online drama, but without more concrete information (about either Bluesky or their own project), I find this too abstract to be insightful. YMMV, of course.

by jeffbeeon 10/13/2025, 6:56 PM

The substance of this article must have been included by tacit reference. Without reference to that substance (which I do not have), the article seems pointless.

by AlienRoboton 10/13/2025, 7:17 PM

If I was a landlord, I'd make a list of political terms, and use a simple SQL regex to shadowban all accounts that have any of those terms in their bios. That's probably the only way to fix social media. Sometimes I wish I was a landlord just to try and do this.

by jrowenon 10/13/2025, 7:32 PM

Framing it as landlords and serfs is such a tell of the culture of the community. What about curators?

What are they looking for? Anything-goes anarchy? This idea that any kind of centralized direction or authority is evil just leads to a chaotic mess.

by andrewmcwatterson 10/13/2025, 7:16 PM

> Every relationship that lasts long enough or goes deep enough eventually hits a point where expectations meet reality.

I think about this all the time and it’s nice to see someone explicitly say it.

It is, of course, a part of life, but it is a phenomenon to look out for that governs all pf your most valuable relationships.