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If someone isn't ready to face the consequences of being of shunned professionally or socially, all they need to do is stop being a terrible person. https://xk
by meritt 8y ago
If someone isn't ready to face the consequences of being of shunned professionally or socially, all they need to do is stop being a terrible person.
https://xkcd.com/1357/ https://xkcd.com/1357/ sums it up quite well.
- nathanaldensr 8y agoDefine "terrible person" and I might agree with you. Somehow, I don't think you'll be able to do it.
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- kardos 8y agoIf we're going to play the quote-xkcd game, this one is relevant too: https://xkcd.com/137 https://xkcd.com/137
- meritt 8y agoI very much agree. I do not at all think people should self-censor nor hide under the guise of anonymity. They should stay true to their beliefs. However, if those beliefs are one of a terrible person, as judged their local social and professional networks, then they should be prepared for the consequences.
- speedplane 8y agoI'd be careful prosecuting anyone for beliefs that are not tied to conduct. People need broad latitude to develop and should be given latitude to have evil thoughts, truly believe in them, and eventually reject them without fear of punishment. However, once those beliefs leave your head and alter your conduct or others perceive that they can alter your conduct, then you are responsible for what you get.
- dredmorbius 8y agoAttacks may and have been fabricated out of the blue. "When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life" https://gizmodo.com/when-a-stranger-decides-to-destroy-your-life-1827546385 https://gizmodo.com/when-a-stranger-decides-to-destroy-your-...
- DanBC 8y agoBut that is already a civil wrong, and would be covered by defamation law.