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Excommunication isn't the solution. Isn't it enough to hide these comments by default, as on HN?
by childintime 7y ago
Excommunication isn't the solution. Isn't it enough to hide these comments by default, as on HN?
- tptacek 7y agoComments like those in the examples Twitter provided will reliably get you excommunicated from HN.
- childintime 7y agoHN has dead posters. They are still readable for those that want to. That's the type of solution I promote. Digital media, like Twitter, can't be a megaphone to spread hate speech. That means their algorithms should be smarter, and accept input. On the other hand, with these media effectively being monopolies, that doesn't mean they can excommunicate (which is what this is about). That should be against the law. Just like when there is just one shop in town: everybody should be allowed to buy. That doesn't mean the shopkeeper has to smile to every customer. A good shopkeeper may even be able to get this customer some help.