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You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like?
by talmand 10y ago
You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like?
- criley2 10y ago>You're fine with it today because it's a group you don't like. What about tomorrow when the same thing will be applied to a group you do like? Then I'll leave. Simple as that. I don't want an anarchist site where malicious actors and nasty people are free to race to the bottom because we're afraid of polite society. The Founding Fathers of America differentiated between Liberty and Freedom. Freedom is anarchy, but Liberty is freedom with common sense restriction. Liberty is freedom from onerous interference. I don't want a Free Reddit, I want a Reddit that respects Liberty. Not a Reddit which lets maliciousness exist because it can, but one which has common sense restrictions to create a better community. It's no secret that far-more-strict control on Hacker News produces far-better outcomes for discussion than Reddit. The hands-off approach to Reddit creates a race to the bottom for trolling and nastiness.
- TrevorJ 10y agoYou raise a lot of good points here for sure. My main beef with reddit has been the lack of uniformity in application of the rules. It's better for everyone if there are clear rules, and the enforcement isn't capricious.
- gdulli 10y agohttp://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/slippery-slope.html http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/slippery-slope.html