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I'm a liberal and it's clear that big tech is suppressing dissenting voices. It's not targeted at conservatives specifically, but it captures them in larger num

I'm a liberal and it's clear that big tech is suppressing dissenting voices. It's not targeted at conservatives specifically, but it captures them in larger number because tech and corporate media is mostly liberal and progressive. As such, conservative is by default a dissenting voice. Edit: See the lab leak hypothesis where big tech was suppressing and even banning people last year for questioning the approved narrative. And here's an example just yesterday with old school progressives being silenced: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27493994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27493994

jeffbee 5y ago
Please give us a specific example of "big tech suppressing dissenting voices". I can certainly see how you could lay that charge on the Hearst Corporation, for example, but I have a hard time seeing how it applies to companies who will record and disseminate your writings, photos, and videos worldwide without charge and almost without regard to the content thereof.
- SamiPerttu 5y ago
  Google Admits to Censoring the World Socialist Web Site https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/04/goog-n04.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/04/goog-n04.html Facebook Purges Left-Wing Pages and Individuals https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/23/pers-j23.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/23/pers-j23.html
  - jeffbee 5y ago
    Google returns that site as the #1 result for "world socialist", and "world socialist web site" and the Facebook accounts that were supposedly "purged" are all online, for example https://www.facebook.com/iyssesdsu https://www.facebook.com/iyssesdsu. So, again, please provide specific examples of accounts that were suppressed for dissension, and apparently also I need to ask you to think critically about whether and how such suppression was achieved.
azinman2 5y ago
https://medium.com/cybersecurity-for-democracy/far-right-news-sources-on-facebook-more-engaging-e04a01efae90 https://medium.com/cybersecurity-for-democracy/far-right-new... Where is the evidence? Because by in large, the use and effectiveness of these platforms in study after study goes the other way.
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Layke1123 5y ago
Well denying science isn't really a selling point to have the same platform as those who don't deny science. Conservatives don't offer anything of substance to the conversation.
verall 5y ago
> Managing director of Thiel Capital > posted a paper describing Geometric Unity online and went on Joe Rogan’s immensely popular podcast to discuss it What makes someone an old school progressive, in your opinion? I'm having trouble finding anything progressive about this person. His crackpot "theory of everything" has apparently been around since about 2013.
- throwkeep 5y ago
  > What makes someone an old school progressive, in your opinion? Those who were known as progressives prior to about 5 years ago. Eric and his brother Bret were self described progressives for decades. > I'm having trouble finding anything progressive about this person. Listen to his podcast The Portal to see. That he works with Thiel simply means that he is able to work with people who have different opinions. Guilt by association is lazy, as is dismissing a theory as crackpot, especially from a serious intellectual with the credentials (eg Harvard) to back it up.
- COGlory 5y ago
  What's wrong with having a theory? When did science start to mean scientism? The guy is clearly very bright. Perhaps you missed where he talked about the same theory with nobel laureate Roger Penrose. Just because he might not be right about an extremely complex and hard to follow idea doesn't mean he shouldn't be studying it, discussing it, and engaging about it.

jeffbee 5y ago

Please give us a specific example of "big tech suppressing dissenting voices". I can certainly see how you could lay that charge on the Hearst Corporation, for example, but I have a hard time seeing how it applies to companies who will record and disseminate your writings, photos, and videos worldwide without charge and almost without regard to the content thereof.

SamiPerttu 5y ago
Google Admits to Censoring the World Socialist Web Site https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/04/goog-n04.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/04/goog-n04.html Facebook Purges Left-Wing Pages and Individuals https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/23/pers-j23.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/23/pers-j23.html
- jeffbee 5y ago
  Google returns that site as the #1 result for "world socialist", and "world socialist web site" and the Facebook accounts that were supposedly "purged" are all online, for example https://www.facebook.com/iyssesdsu https://www.facebook.com/iyssesdsu. So, again, please provide specific examples of accounts that were suppressed for dissension, and apparently also I need to ask you to think critically about whether and how such suppression was achieved.

azinman2 5y ago

https://medium.com/cybersecurity-for-democracy/far-right-news-sources-on-facebook-more-engaging-e04a01efae90 https://medium.com/cybersecurity-for-democracy/far-right-new... Where is the evidence? Because by in large, the use and effectiveness of these platforms in study after study goes the other way.

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Layke1123 5y ago

Well denying science isn't really a selling point to have the same platform as those who don't deny science. Conservatives don't offer anything of substance to the conversation.

verall 5y ago

> Managing director of Thiel Capital > posted a paper describing Geometric Unity online and went on Joe Rogan’s immensely popular podcast to discuss it What makes someone an old school progressive, in your opinion? I'm having trouble finding anything progressive about this person. His crackpot "theory of everything" has apparently been around since about 2013.

throwkeep 5y ago
> What makes someone an old school progressive, in your opinion? Those who were known as progressives prior to about 5 years ago. Eric and his brother Bret were self described progressives for decades. > I'm having trouble finding anything progressive about this person. Listen to his podcast The Portal to see. That he works with Thiel simply means that he is able to work with people who have different opinions. Guilt by association is lazy, as is dismissing a theory as crackpot, especially from a serious intellectual with the credentials (eg Harvard) to back it up.
COGlory 5y ago
What's wrong with having a theory? When did science start to mean scientism? The guy is clearly very bright. Perhaps you missed where he talked about the same theory with nobel laureate Roger Penrose. Just because he might not be right about an extremely complex and hard to follow idea doesn't mean he shouldn't be studying it, discussing it, and engaging about it.