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The 'greater good' doesn't exist outside of what we say. If we're forbidden from expressing our views on what it should actually be, if you can't find others wh
by giantDinosaur 6y ago
The 'greater good' doesn't exist outside of what we say. If we're forbidden from expressing our views on what it should actually be, if you can't find others who express the same views, how is that not equally serving whoever is in power and simply disagrees with what you think is right? The 'greater good' seems far better served by designing platforms to encourage healthy debate rather than playing whack-a-mole with whatever the issue du jour happens to be. For the same reasons we tend to not ban political parties, and hopefully recognise that it's better simply to design superior systems - e.g. not using first past the post or having an independent electoral commission. Censoring to act in the 'greater good' is foolish hubris that can only end badly for those it purports to help the most. And, crucially, when it does start to harm you, how will you speak out about it?