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Why does all discussion on HN devolve into a "yes; all speech should be free" vs "no; any censorship is reasonable" discussion. There are sophisticated discuss
by nl 6y ago
Why does all discussion on HN devolve into a "yes; all speech should be free" vs "no; any censorship is reasonable" discussion.
There are sophisticated discussions around the limits of free speech available (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance#Tolerance_and_freedom_of_speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance#Tolerance...) and yet no one attempts to address them. It's pretty frustrating to see another "oh no censorship = bad", which is a complete strawman argument.
- spiralx 6y agoLabelling one side of the arguments as "pro-censorship" is hardly a good faith interpretation of said positions that is likely to lead to nuanced discussion now is it? Discussion of this issue on HN started semi-reasonably and has gotten worse and worse rapidly. There's nothing to be gained on the subject here other than occasionally satisfying my morbid curiosity about whether it has gotten even worse than the last time I looked.