As kbin is so new, there is no equivalent to RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite) yet. However there is an easy way to switch user accounts - at least for those of you using Firefox.

One of the official Mozilla extensions for Firefox is this:

Firefox Multi-Account Containers
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/

Essentially, this lets you create and use multiple browser “containers”, where each container has its own set of cookies completely segregated from the others.

That means you can create one container where you are logged into kbin under your regular account, another container where you are logged into your NSFW account, another container where you are logged in under your moderator account, etc…

It’s also very helpful for any other sites where you have multiple accounts and want a convenient way to switch between them (i.e. Google Mail, etc…).

You can easily switch between containers - which takes effect ONLY on that browser window, not universally. That means you can be logged into kbin, Gmail, or any place else - simultaneously under multiple accounts (i.e. one browser window has gmail logged in under your personal account, while another browser window has gmail logged in under your work account).

  • ShadowRunner@kbin.socialOP
    2·
    1 year ago

    If you see no reasons why someone would switch accounts, then you just haven’t really thought it through. And you do people a serious disservice by painting all of them who use multiple accounts with the same brush.

    For one thing, people treat comments by moderators differently then they treat comments by everyone else. So if a moderator wishes to contribute a point of view to their own sub, but don’t want people to assign it special weight, it makes sense to post it under a non-moderator account.

    And if you don’t understand the importance of sex in the human experience, then that’s something you’ll have to figure out on your own. But consider that without an interest in sex, you would not be alive.

    There’s nothing wrong with desiring sex and having sexual attraction to others. It’s literally the genetic hardwiring that is responsible for the procreation and survival of our species as well as many others.

    It’s not uncommon for people to have one account configured to show NSFW content and another account used at work that does not - for obvious reasons of professional behavior.

    And for those who are NSFW content creators, they have an even more obvious reason to separate that side of themselves from other discussions.

    Another reason why someone would have separate accounts is to have one account where they expose their profession in order to be able to contribute as a subject matter expert, and another account where they participate in discussions without that link to their life. So a lawyer might use one account to offer legal opinions and another account to talk about their gaming hobbies without being constantly asked for legal help.

    Just because you, personally, don’t feel a need to have multiple accounts does not mean that there is no good reason for others to do so.

    • PabloDiscobar@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      And another one with an essay about NSFW… the fediverse is full of them. They couldn’t step a foot on reddit so here they are. Funny how they get completely triggered when you dare to question the NSFW tag.

      Promoting multi-user accounts will only encourage crazy people to harass other people trying to have a sane conversation. It’s like introducing guns in the USA, it makes crazy people go lethal. You want NSFW content? Go get it on a different instance. That’s what the fediverse is for. You are gonna create another account anyway, so create it in a different instance, which promotes your content, the fediverse is not like reddit where there is a single instance. Multi-user accounts is a bad habit that people carried from Reddit, stop using it and we will have better content.

      I just got out of an argument with someone defending illegal content on the fediverse, the kind of content that is defederated everywhere. You know the kind of content I’m talking about. I’m trying to block this guy but I don’t know if it’s implemented yet, and this is a big reveal of the problem of multi account: You could very be this guy, on a different account, wanting a second round. crazy people use crazy methods, like using multiple accounts to push their narrative. They just do. I’ve seen it. This is what multiple accounts offer to crazy people. Don’t promote them.