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We can hold ourselves to a high standard. It's a choice.

• shadowgovt 6y ago
  I'm not convinced that it's holding ourselves to a higher standard to pretend that both sides of the divide are to be granted the assumption of equal good faith. There is too much evidence piled up that assumption is inaccurate at best and dangerous at worst. And pretending technology to be in some way above, apart, or aside from the society using it is an error that has led to all sorts of historical horrors.
  • busterarm 6y ago
    "Assume good faith" is literally in the site guidelines. Whether you believe that to be true or not, that's what's asked of us. If you can't do that, don't respond to the comment.
    • shadowgovt 6y ago
      While that is true, I am still unconvinced it's actually holding ourselves to a higher standard. The site is definitely allowed to demand its users hold themselves to a lower standard. "Higher" implies "better," and giving, for example, Q-truthers bits and digital column inches may be counter-productive to the goals of this site long-term. Can't have as much cool technology talk when conspiracy theorists have disassembled Silicon Valley brick-by-brick as a side-effect of demolishing American democracy.