Woozle HypertwinNov 30, 2022

Acid test for any social network or fedi instance:

If you say "fuck you" to a Nazi, who gets banned?

Show threadMaxi 12x 💉Nov 30, 2022
@woozle But why "acid"?
Show threadWoozle HypertwinNov 30, 2022

@frumble Damn, you ask the tough questions. 😅

(I demand to speak to my rules-lawyer before responding.)

Show threadMaxi 12x 💉Nov 30, 2022
@woozle I only know about this "Acid2" browser test and LSD parties in the 60s.
Show threadEd G.
@frumble @woozle "Acid test" originally meant a test to tell if something was actually gold. So figuratively, an acid test tells you if something is the real thing or a fake.
Dec 1, 2022 at 12:09amWeb
Show threadWoozle HypertwinDec 1, 2022

@EdG @frumble

Huh, I thought it was maybe another term for "litmus test", which determines how acid (or base) something is.

This is probably one of those terms with no clear origin and multiple origin theories.