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What needs to be banned is thinking that some people can't think for themselves.

• gameswithgo 6y ago
  they clearly cannot though. example: the spread of qanon. and if you think that is real, then the example is everyone who think qanon is absurd.
  • ribosometronome 6y ago
    Antivaxxers, people who deny the efficacy of mask wearing and social distancing in preventing the spread of airborne diseases, climate change deniers, people who think emacs is better than vim. There's a lot of cases where the evidence is plentiful and unrestricted speech is at odds with keeping the world going.
  • nexuist 6y ago
    It is not just "some people are stupid", that is too small scale thinking. We are constantly assaulted by algorithms trained to manipulate people, trained off of millions of A/B tests and microinteractions, constantly being tweaked using real psychological research and real manipulation techniques. There are real weaknesses in the human mind, and we have to constantly be on guard to avoid them being exploited. For most people it is simply too much effort to go through life and read every comment as if it is trying to trick you. They just want entertainment, and that's totally fair.