I’m not sure what the exact solutions are, I just know there is a problem of cultural dominance. Perhaps a slightly increased standard for international relevance wouldn’t be entirely unreasonable? There are sometimes intranational political developments of interest to the rest of the world, but if we’re just letting popular vote decide what subscribers see without moderation, then based on initial observation, non-USians will just have to move to more regionally specific communities/instances or consent to cultural assimilation.
While I totally agree that climate is a worldwide topic, not sure what you think the options are here…
If the majority of users submit and upvote US based stories, that’s what will appear in the community.
If the majority upvote more global stories, that’s what’ll appear.
The only other option I can think of would be adding a rule prohibiting US stories, but that feels like it’s going too far the other direction, no?
I’m not sure what the exact solutions are, I just know there is a problem of cultural dominance. Perhaps a slightly increased standard for international relevance wouldn’t be entirely unreasonable? There are sometimes intranational political developments of interest to the rest of the world, but if we’re just letting popular vote decide what subscribers see without moderation, then based on initial observation, non-USians will just have to move to more regionally specific communities/instances or consent to cultural assimilation.