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It is a good first step. I am tired of the reasoning that Facebook is somehow some sort of "common square" because "all my friends are there" and therefore thei
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
It is a good first step. I am tired of the reasoning that Facebook is somehow some sort of "common square" because "all my friends are there" and therefore their actions should be constrained by legal language.
One of the great things that the Internet does is make it possible for any group to make their own echo chamber (see Parler as an example), and complaining that people don't show up says more about the people who created it and less about the regulatory environment.
- thewarrior 6y agoI’m surprised that you’ve been downvoted. It actually isn’t that hard anymore to create your own little space where you can be as retarded as you wish. Both chapo trap house and the Donald that were banned from Reddit quickly created their own websites. What people are demanding is not just freedom of speech but the right to appear in everyones newsfeed no matter how dangerous or bigoted their views maybe. We tend to conflate the two freedoms.
- ChuckMcM 6y agoI am not surprised by downvotes, it is an emotional topic on all sides. That makes up / down voting more emotion drive rather than perhaps argument driven. Reputation systems like HN and Reddit, lack nuance in their expression. Does a downvote mean "I don't agree?", does it mean "I don't like you?", does it mean "This makes me mad?", does it mean "This comment doesn't add value?", or maybe "This comment is inaccurate."? Because this sort of voting is such a blunt instrument, I don't see a lot of value in trying to tease out the "why" of up votes or down votes. At the end of the day, does it matter? Any comment on this site with regards to a link is just a data point amongst many from which the reader may develop an understanding.
- akvadrako 6y agoIt has never been hard to create your own space.