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I'd say that video games will be the next social media (if they aren't already). When they created Twitters and Facebooks, they've never imagined that one day t

by euske 7y ago

I'd say that video games will be the next social media (if they aren't already). When they created Twitters and Facebooks, they've never imagined that one day their platform will be a highly politicized. Similarly, people haven't imagined that video games are used for politics, but in the end every platform is going to be political. I wouldn't say it's something they have "created" (as others pointed out already), but rather they've only noticed its nature now.

Aperocky 7y ago
And that is totally stupid, why does every platform has to be political? Or rather, being forced by a subset of people with political agenda? Currently r/AskReddit is still relatively free, HN is also mostly free.
- justanothersys 7y ago
  Every communications platform provides a means of exchange and every exchange is mediated by politics big and small.
- kbaker 7y ago
  It's a lot easier to deal with the existence of political speech when the Great Firewall blocks you altogether. Both Reddit and HN are blocked in China.
- cthalupa 7y ago
  >And that is totally stupid, why does every platform has to be political? Or rather, being forced by a subset of people with political agenda? Being able to be apolitical is a luxury and a privilege. Some people are not afforded this, and have to be political to attempt to protect their way of life. That there is nothing in your life that forces you to try and affect a change means that you are lucky. The same cries of "Subject X shouldn't be political!" have been around since the days of slavery, civil rights, and suffrage. I expect they go back even further. Transgender people are murdered at appalling rates today - should a transgender person not talk about the fact that they are in significantly more danger than a non-trans individual purely so that someone else doesn't have to read or hear about it? When you're dealing with real human beings, that entails a lot of baggage. Asking for all of that to be dropped at the door for your benefit is unreasonable.

by euske 7y ago

Aperocky 7y ago

And that is totally stupid, why does every platform has to be political? Or rather, being forced by a subset of people with political agenda? Currently r/AskReddit is still relatively free, HN is also mostly free.

justanothersys 7y ago
Every communications platform provides a means of exchange and every exchange is mediated by politics big and small.
kbaker 7y ago
It's a lot easier to deal with the existence of political speech when the Great Firewall blocks you altogether. Both Reddit and HN are blocked in China.
cthalupa 7y ago
>And that is totally stupid, why does every platform has to be political? Or rather, being forced by a subset of people with political agenda? Being able to be apolitical is a luxury and a privilege. Some people are not afforded this, and have to be political to attempt to protect their way of life. That there is nothing in your life that forces you to try and affect a change means that you are lucky. The same cries of "Subject X shouldn't be political!" have been around since the days of slavery, civil rights, and suffrage. I expect they go back even further. Transgender people are murdered at appalling rates today - should a transgender person not talk about the fact that they are in significantly more danger than a non-trans individual purely so that someone else doesn't have to read or hear about it? When you're dealing with real human beings, that entails a lot of baggage. Asking for all of that to be dropped at the door for your benefit is unreasonable.