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I loathe the day where such apps isolate people from thought they do not like on a wholesale business. Can you imagine a world of safe spaces and such where you

I loathe the day where such apps isolate people from thought they do not like on a wholesale business. Can you imagine a world of safe spaces and such where you never have to be challenged? It would be like exporting the current college culture to the world and that if not a true dystopian future, one where the thought police exist through intimidation and threat is still one I don't want.

aplummer 11y ago
I used to have a similar opinion until I read this thing from Banksy on our choice to consume media like the Kardashians: http://adsoftheworld.com/blog/letter_from_banksy_on_advertising http://adsoftheworld.com/blog/letter_from_banksy_on_advertis...
- nathancahill 11y ago
  Interesting. Update at the end there, "This may no be Banksy's words."
huehehue 11y ago
Black Mirror has a pretty interesting episode that touches on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(Black_Mirror) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(Black_Mirror)
- dexterdog 11y ago
  Black Mirror has a number of interesting episodes that touch on all kinds of things.
powertower 11y ago
> It would be like exporting the current college culture to the world and that if not a true dystopian future I was just reading this great overview of college culture - As the students at Ithaca shouted, “how can a campus dedicated to preparing us for the real world not actively foster growth to our consciousness of oppression and privilege?” http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/13/mizzou-miserable-heres-fascist-student-protesters-actually-demanding/ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/13/mizzou-mi...
aikah 11y ago
> I loathe the day where such apps isolate people from thought they do not like on a wholesale business. Can you imagine a world of safe spaces and such where you never have to be challenged? The expression "safe place" doesn't mean what you think it means. I think it has more to do with imposing the absence of debate on others than one isolating oneself from challenging views. The latter is perfectly acceptable, not the former. People pushing for "safe places" actually want the rest of us to stop debating , having "problematic", potentially "offensive" views, i.e. any view they don't agree with. They don't want a separate physical "safe space", they want the concept of "safe places" everywhere. So it is not about isolation but rather suppressing debate in any free,open or public place. You know when one hears "safe place" one thinks "good, off course people want to feel safe" , but it's not really about physical safety or even respect, but rather a mental prison where any dissident opinion, even expressed respectfully, is banned because it doesn't fit one specific narrative. I'm sure that expression was chosen on purpose, it's so misleading and I felt into that trap too , at first.

aplummer 11y ago

I used to have a similar opinion until I read this thing from Banksy on our choice to consume media like the Kardashians: http://adsoftheworld.com/blog/letter_from_banksy_on_advertising http://adsoftheworld.com/blog/letter_from_banksy_on_advertis...

nathancahill 11y ago
Interesting. Update at the end there, "This may no be Banksy's words."

huehehue 11y ago

Black Mirror has a pretty interesting episode that touches on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(Black_Mirror) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(Black_Mirror)

dexterdog 11y ago
Black Mirror has a number of interesting episodes that touch on all kinds of things.

powertower 11y ago

> It would be like exporting the current college culture to the world and that if not a true dystopian future I was just reading this great overview of college culture - As the students at Ithaca shouted, “how can a campus dedicated to preparing us for the real world not actively foster growth to our consciousness of oppression and privilege?” http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/13/mizzou-miserable-heres-fascist-student-protesters-actually-demanding/ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/13/mizzou-mi...

aikah 11y ago

> I loathe the day where such apps isolate people from thought they do not like on a wholesale business. Can you imagine a world of safe spaces and such where you never have to be challenged? The expression "safe place" doesn't mean what you think it means. I think it has more to do with imposing the absence of debate on others than one isolating oneself from challenging views. The latter is perfectly acceptable, not the former. People pushing for "safe places" actually want the rest of us to stop debating , having "problematic", potentially "offensive" views, i.e. any view they don't agree with. They don't want a separate physical "safe space", they want the concept of "safe places" everywhere. So it is not about isolation but rather suppressing debate in any free,open or public place. You know when one hears "safe place" one thinks "good, off course people want to feel safe" , but it's not really about physical safety or even respect, but rather a mental prison where any dissident opinion, even expressed respectfully, is banned because it doesn't fit one specific narrative. I'm sure that expression was chosen on purpose, it's so misleading and I felt into that trap too , at first.