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Interesting. It's funny that the comment where I mention Gamergate is sitting at -2 but all of my comments that address the points of the movement are ~+6. I w
by exstudent2 11y ago
Interesting. It's funny that the comment where I mention Gamergate is sitting at -2 but all of my comments that address the points of the movement are ~+6.
I wish people would look into it for themselves instead of just hearing out one side/the media. That's really what my argument is about. When you silence one side of an argument, uninvolved people are apt to believe the unchallenged narrative.
- brymaster 11y agoIf you post here long enough, you'll find that when certain topics arise there are a group of three-letter acronyms prevalent in tech that make rational discussion of said topics nearly impossible.
- protomyth 11y agoWait until you quote the founder of a branch of a religion on the origin of their name and get down voted for it. I've pretty much stopped commenting in certain threads even to explain what each side is thinking. Its not really worth the frustration. [edit: talk about confirming my beliefs]
- ultramancool 11y agoYeah, I just hate that this happens with some topics, especially where I can see validity on both sides but many people on each side have such a strong slant in the us vs them position that they simply dismiss anything and everything the "opposition" says. There is a lot of discussion we should be having about the realities of protecting people from harm while protecting freedom of expression and much of the discussion is completely aimless now. Also, out of curiosity, what name are you referring to? I must have missed something.
- protomyth 11y agoSDA in a political thread mention Dr Carson where we have some folks with some awfully weird ideas about his religion. I was a tad bit offended as I grew up studying SDA and Catholic doctrine (mixed household). I guess there are still acceptable prejudices. The downvotes on the post pointing out Carson would have the same problem as Romney was just relish.
- dang 11y agoThe problem is that taking the thread in that direction is guaranteed to make the discussion useless, regardless of what opinion one starts with. A small number of people get furious with each other and everyone else rolls their eyes. We don't need another eye-roller for the nth dozenth time.
- exstudent2 11y agoI agree, I was hesitant to mention it. It's hard not to bring it up though when Twitter includes one of the main participants in their council. In this case I thought it was relevant especially since Twitter really does censor related material.
- dang 11y agoI understand, but maybe it's a relevant detail we should still abstain from. Or maybe there's a way to bring it up that doesn't lead to flamewars, though I doubt it.