Technologists, including what seems to be a large portion of HN, believe that those they view as beneath them are too stupid to evaluate arguments, so they've a

Technologists, including what seems to be a large portion of HN, believe that those they view as beneath them are too stupid to evaluate arguments, so they've accepted the idea of having a ministry of truth. Rather than elevate their "untermensch", their egos drive them to exercise control. If you can't educate people to separate fact from fiction, that is ultimately the fault of intellectuals. It's one thing to teach facts in school and leave out the nonsense, but deplatforming unpopular ideas is a form of control over individuals. Where does it stop? Do we create a standard where web hosts, ISPs, deplatform ideas outside the overton window? What kind of precedent is that?