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> Where is my option...? There is an established path for group action here: 1. Vote 2. Pass a law that says powerful abusers are bad 3. When someone's conv
by arduanika 8y ago
> Where is my option...?
There is an established path for group action here:
1. Vote
2. Pass a law that says powerful abusers are bad
3. When someone's convicted of wielding power in a mean way, the justice system will punish them by due process
4. People learn what will get punished
5. The artists you wish you could see will be less scared away
6. You get the art you want!
Notice how throughout this entire process, you don't get to tell me, of the art that exists today, what I'm allowed to read or watch or listen to.
On the other hand, cheating that hangman and bullying the platforms feels a little bit like, how to say, wielding your power over someone else.
- jakelazaroff 8y agoThis would be a much more convincing argument if 3-6 weren't extremely rare despite 1 and 2 already existing. It's not really "cheating the hangman". He's not doing his job, so we have to deal with it on our own. Which sucks, because I agree: your proposal is way better.
- arduanika 8y ago> He's not doing his job, so we have to deal with it on our own. Ah yes, this is how everyone starts to think after a long glut of too many superhero movies. Criminal law has/will come down hard upon Cosby and Weinstein and such. Other alleged offenders will settle claims and lose out on future employment. Step 5 is looking way brighter in this generation than in the last. But step 3, not vigilantism, is really the best system we have for deciding between innocence and guilt.