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The idea you describe sounds horrifying. It has been tried in the Soviet Union: if you deny a certain ideology, you'd be kicked out from university, from your
by hkai 6y ago
The idea you describe sounds horrifying.
It has been tried in the Soviet Union: if you deny a certain ideology, you'd be kicked out from university, from your job, from any public life.
I don't see how copying suppression techniques from the world's most brutal regimes is making the world better.
- VikingCoder 6y agoIt a) happens all the time, and b) is a good thing. Question for you: You walk into a job interview, and the receptionist greets you with, "Heil Hitler! How can I help you?" Not sure you heard what you thought you heard, you answer that you're here for a job interview. The receptionist tells you to have a seat. A moment later, someone comes out and says, "Heil Hitler! I'm the hiring manager, are you ready for your interview?" Do you take the interview, or do you walk out? I happen to boycott Hobby Lobby and Chic-fil-a. Is that really horrifying to you? People on Hacker News propose boycotting Google because they fired Damore, or because they were researching providing Search to China, or because they did or didn't work on AI weapons systems, or... Do you similarly berate those posters? If not, what's different about what I'm saying?