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Tit-for-tat is a dominant strategy. Promising to cancel the cancelers if you are canceled may seem hypocritical, but it may be a particularly valuable tactic.
by baryphonic 6y ago
Tit-for-tat is a dominant strategy. Promising to cancel the cancelers if you are canceled may seem hypocritical, but it may be a particularly valuable tactic.
As Yoda says, a Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.
- nsajko 6y agoHow to distuingish this behavior from hypocrisy, then? The defense vs attack comparison seems very inappropriate, I don't know where's the line between the former and the latter, but trying to get someone fired seems like an attack to me.
- unishark 6y agoThe difference is getting people fired over political arguments, versus getting people fired for getting others fired over political arguments. Is it hypocrisy to have someone arrested for kidnapping?
- jdkee 6y agoSee also “The Paradox of Tolerance” by Karl Popper.
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago"Mom, he hit me first!" That's what defense vs attack turns into, with Twitter being "Mom".
- CJefferson 6y agoTit-for-tat is fine, but don't at the same time write a letter demanding the ACM bans cancel culture.