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Picture caption: "Ahh, white people." Yeah... On topic- Today we want to ban app that allows you to say something about someone, tomorow we will censor every c

Picture caption: "Ahh, white people." Yeah... On topic- Today we want to ban app that allows you to say something about someone, tomorow we will censor every comment! It's like reversal of china: instead of "don't speak about gov." it's "don"t speak aboit me!". It is sad how oversensitive and afraid of their own shadow people have became. Good thing it's not all people that are like that. Only specific group. Same gruop that likes to criticize and even dox people they do not agree with...

andygates 11y ago
Legit crit is still a violation of privacy, even if positive. "Gave a super disco party at OutRage!" is outing, for example, and that's before the trolls game the positive-only rule for "throawaygeu does things to pigs that even Cameron won't - 5 STARS!". It's intrusive and nasty.
- throwawaygeu 11y ago
  Criticism is never positive. Criticism has nothing to do with privacy. Yes it's nasty and yes I don't like it. But it's nothing new, same happens on blogs, comments, tweets, defamation on news articles... Oh you say this is different? What do you prefer - bad comment about you and pig on that app, or picture of you and pig on twitter? (Or just a pic of you in pycon...) If you want to censor this app then you will have to censor whole net. And people that would abuse it are not people you are thinking about.
  - rakoo 11y ago
    Criticism is positive if it's argumented and there's an actual reflexion; you can potentially improve something based on the criticism, so you should always have an eye on it. Anything else is just garbage and shouldn't be taken as worthy. Basically, anything that is above level 4 of this (http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html) is worth listening for.
    - throwawaygeu 11y ago
      Relativity. From side criticism can be seen as positive, but person recieving criticism always will see it as "I found you errors/faults!". And it is person recieving criticism that decides if it is constructive or not. And some people claim that all criticism is "harrasement". (Eg dear Anita when proof of her manipulations are shown)

andygates 11y ago

Legit crit is still a violation of privacy, even if positive. "Gave a super disco party at OutRage!" is outing, for example, and that's before the trolls game the positive-only rule for "throawaygeu does things to pigs that even Cameron won't - 5 STARS!". It's intrusive and nasty.

throwawaygeu 11y ago
Criticism is never positive. Criticism has nothing to do with privacy. Yes it's nasty and yes I don't like it. But it's nothing new, same happens on blogs, comments, tweets, defamation on news articles... Oh you say this is different? What do you prefer - bad comment about you and pig on that app, or picture of you and pig on twitter? (Or just a pic of you in pycon...) If you want to censor this app then you will have to censor whole net. And people that would abuse it are not people you are thinking about.
- rakoo 11y ago
  Criticism is positive if it's argumented and there's an actual reflexion; you can potentially improve something based on the criticism, so you should always have an eye on it. Anything else is just garbage and shouldn't be taken as worthy. Basically, anything that is above level 4 of this (http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html) is worth listening for.
  - throwawaygeu 11y ago
    Relativity. From side criticism can be seen as positive, but person recieving criticism always will see it as "I found you errors/faults!". And it is person recieving criticism that decides if it is constructive or not. And some people claim that all criticism is "harrasement". (Eg dear Anita when proof of her manipulations are shown)