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Take a poll of users on here. I guarantee you that 90%+ of them want all those places you listed censored as well. There's a cultural shift to shut down dissent

Take a poll of users on here. I guarantee you that 90%+ of them want all those places you listed censored as well. There's a cultural shift to shut down dissenting opinions and provide places where only like minded people associate. This is inherently bad for everyone. You don't change anyone's opinion with segregation. You just enforce their current stances.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago
Maybe you ought to actually take that poll before you guarantee the results...
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  You can look at the comments on this post and the downvotes I received just for saying it. EVERYTIME I mention something about this on hackernews I'm downvoted. The sentiment on here is obvious. How about this... prove me wrong. Post something about disagreement with COVID or Biden and see how it goes for you. You'll be lucky if you don't get flagged immediately.
  - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
    The downvotes don't prove that you're right. I downvoted you, not for saying that places are being censored, but for claiming that 90% of the people here supported the censorship. I don't think we do. You could be downvoted for two reasons: Either for claiming that we're pro-censorship when we're not, or for pointing out that we're pro-censorship when we are. My money is on the first reason.
    - CountDrewku 5y ago
      Oh ok so you get to make a claim and it's perfectly fine and I'm wrong to do so? I disagree, sorry it offends you (and obviously multiple others). Maybe open your eyes a bit and pay more attention to comments on posts on this site. Every article about social media censorship on this site is met with a plethora of ridiculous denials that it doesn't exist when any sane individual can see it clearly does. Either they're ignorant or they just agree with it. Maybe it's the former and I am wrong but my "money" is on the latter.
      - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
        You can make a claim. I can make a claim. That's all fine. (Though evidence beats claims, but I'm not sure how either of us could find actual evidence, even in principle.) What you can't do (and I yell at a lot of others about this) is use downvotes as proof that you're right. They aren't proof, even that you're right about censorship. They just mean that people think that you're wrong, or that they think you're being a jerk. Or they can mean that people want to censor you. But if they mean that, they're kind of clueless, because at least some of us read with "showdead" turned on.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago

Maybe you ought to actually take that poll before you guarantee the results...

CountDrewku 5y ago
You can look at the comments on this post and the downvotes I received just for saying it. EVERYTIME I mention something about this on hackernews I'm downvoted. The sentiment on here is obvious. How about this... prove me wrong. Post something about disagreement with COVID or Biden and see how it goes for you. You'll be lucky if you don't get flagged immediately.
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  The downvotes don't prove that you're right. I downvoted you, not for saying that places are being censored, but for claiming that 90% of the people here supported the censorship. I don't think we do. You could be downvoted for two reasons: Either for claiming that we're pro-censorship when we're not, or for pointing out that we're pro-censorship when we are. My money is on the first reason.
  - CountDrewku 5y ago
    Oh ok so you get to make a claim and it's perfectly fine and I'm wrong to do so? I disagree, sorry it offends you (and obviously multiple others). Maybe open your eyes a bit and pay more attention to comments on posts on this site. Every article about social media censorship on this site is met with a plethora of ridiculous denials that it doesn't exist when any sane individual can see it clearly does. Either they're ignorant or they just agree with it. Maybe it's the former and I am wrong but my "money" is on the latter.
    - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
      You can make a claim. I can make a claim. That's all fine. (Though evidence beats claims, but I'm not sure how either of us could find actual evidence, even in principle.) What you can't do (and I yell at a lot of others about this) is use downvotes as proof that you're right. They aren't proof, even that you're right about censorship. They just mean that people think that you're wrong, or that they think you're being a jerk. Or they can mean that people want to censor you. But if they mean that, they're kind of clueless, because at least some of us read with "showdead" turned on.