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Censorship failed... on the internet? What, imagine that. Seriously, people will always find a way to say what they want to regardless of how hard you want the
by donatj 7y ago
Censorship failed... on the internet? What, imagine that.
Seriously, people will always find a way to say what they want to regardless of how hard you want them not to. Trying to cut someone's tongue out will only make them double down in their beliefs. Non-condescending truth and reason is the better route, most crusaders though have no idea how to be kind to those who disagree with them and do their positions regardless of validity a disservice.
No one ever listens to let alone agrees with the person yelling at them. Ever.
- amitport 7y agoThe discussion avenue is orthogonal to limiting exposure and influence. I really don't care that much about the current fanatics, I care about the next ones. (For example, you can have calm respecting discussions with some violent cult leader, but that does not mean that you allow her/him to give "cult devotion 101" lecture series at the local junior school)
- leereeves 7y agoThat's still trying to control what people think. In a free society, people should be allowed to think for themselves, even if that means they will sometimes be wrong.
- mewpmewp2 7y agoAs someone whose mother is anti vax and has 3 new children after 20 years of having me, what are your suggestions? I am never condescending and I do my research to have some arguments. I am trying to be as respectful as possible. I have tried so many different approaches. It has not worked. Nowhere close to it. It is not just anti vaxx, it is alternative medicine, alternative education and alternative everything else. She quit her finance job and is studying homeopathy and other types of alt medicine. With 3 young children I would consider it important that they get the best future they can.
- cpfohl 7y agoAs far as I know there is no research showing that external input does much to change AVx minds. My wife's Masters thesis was on this topic, although it was 8 years ago....
- pfdietz 7y agoI suggest humor. "Why was the anti-vaxxer's two year old crying?" "Midlife crisis."
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- ShorsHammer 7y ago> Trying to cut someone's tongue out will only make them double down in their beliefs. Get the feeling many on all sides of every argument around still have no problem doing so. Convincing others to change their views is difficult. Stopping an account from speaking anymore is trivially simple. The differential here leads down one path.
- al_chemist 7y ago> No one ever listens to let alone agrees with the person yelling at them. Ever. That's why advertisement doesn't work. Ever. /s