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I’d rather have them vigorously defending for their right to be a bigot than be a bigot actually with cultural power, having grown up during the latter. Free e
by taurath 6y ago
I’d rather have them vigorously defending for their right to be a bigot than be a bigot actually with cultural power, having grown up during the latter.
Free expression of contrary views is also important (though not ALL contrary views). What I think will happen is further Balkanization of the internet. We can’t all play in the exact same sandbox. Echo chambers are not new - people lived within distinct communities before the internet. I lived in a 50/50 liberal conservative town growing up and I interacted with only other kids of conservatives outside of school.
Now if we could have platforms that didn’t reward shallow engagements maybe we could get somewhere.
- ebcode 6y ago> Now if we could have platforms that didn’t reward shallow engagements maybe we could get somewhere. ... and that is precisely why I find HN (despite its flaws) to be one of the most interesting places for discourse. The aggressive moderation by dang and friends gives this forum a coherence that is hard to find anywhere else.