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> when it becomes known When "it becomes known" is a matter of one person going on a moral crusade to destroy the other person's reputation and position becaus
by explainplease 9y ago
> when it becomes known
When "it becomes known" is a matter of one person going on a moral crusade to destroy the other person's reputation and position because of something about them, wholly unrelated to the project, which they personally dislike--is it still valid for there to be "consequences" within the community?
If so, it seems like only a matter of time for all of us, because surely all of us do things or hold opinions that someone else in a community we participate in would find unacceptable. Therefore, all that is required for anyone to destroy anyone else is to "cause an uproar and crisis" about them.
What will you say when someone causes an uproar and crisis about you?
- saalweachter 9y agoI'm not going to say it doesn't suck. Unrequited love sucks. Losing an election sucks. Being kicked out of a community sucks. Losing your job sucks. Doesn't matter if you "deserve" it or not. Still sucks. Maybe it sucks more when there's malice in the revelation, than if someone just sent an email to the wrong mailing list or if two people unexpectedly ran into each other somewhere neither expected the other to be. But the bell has been rung. What do you want people to do, to treat their feelings like jurors, "that evidence has been obtained improperly, you are instructed to disregard it."?
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- explainplease 9y ago> What do you want people to do, to treat their feelings like jurors, "that evidence has been obtained improperly, you are instructed to disregard it."? You seem to be saying that the feelings of anyone in a community should serve as a veto on anyone else's membership in the community. Am I understanding you correctly?