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> Nobody’s prepared to see a little girl have her organs taken out while she’s still alive and screaming. On the one hand, of course you don't want to see this
by hirundo 7y ago
> Nobody’s prepared to see a little girl have her organs taken out while she’s still alive and screaming.
On the one hand, of course you don't want to see this and of course you want it removed from your social media feed.
On the other hand, if it's hidden, it horrifies fewer people, and instead of rising social pressure to take action against it, it can fester in the dark.
So if we manage to replace a significant chunk of centralized, moderated social media with decentralized, unmoderated alternatives, many of us will be exposed to more of this kind of evil. But as a result more of us will be aware of it and motivated to fight it.
I'd rather participate in unmoderated media, even at a greater risk of being assaulted by this kind of crap. But at this extreme I can sympathize with those that want straight up censorship, even if sunlight is a better long term disinfectant.
- pjc50 7y agoContext matters: it's this kind of thing that was used to promote the massacres of the Rohingya. Or consider the various things that are posted about Syria. Pictures of atrocities without clear attribution of those responsible just make the situation worse and provoke reprisals against the wrong people.
- behringer 7y agoNot in a million years would most people put up with it. If I ever saw something like that on FB I'd immediately delete my account.