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Downvoting and moderation are censorship though. If people dismiss your views out of hand without a rational response, such as a downvote or comment deleted by

• pvg 8y ago
  So if you're the most popular person thereby 'censoring' other comments, that's not censorship? It's only censorship if it feels bad? What about the people who feel bad their comment isn't the top comment? I'm in violent agreement that feeling bad feels... bad. It's just that's not what we normally call censorship, if the term is to have any semblance of an objective meaning.
• s73v3r_ 8y ago
  "Downvoting and moderation are censorship though. If people dismiss your views out of hand without a rational response, such as a downvote or comment deleted by a moderator, the hurt feelings are natural because it's an action without a rationale (no mens rea)." But doesn't that imply that you're entitled to a response? And why would you say there's no rationale? It might not be a rationale that you like, but there certainly is one; your post was either violating the guidelines or wasn't contributing to the conversation. "Why would someone complain about their comment being the top comment? They are the most popular person at that point." That viewpoint is part of the problem; votes aren't supposed to be about popularity.