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Presenting two choices as mutually exclusive, when they are not, is definitely a false dichotomy.
by asxd 5y ago
Presenting two choices as mutually exclusive, when they are not, is definitely a false dichotomy.
- teakettle42 5y agoHow are they not mutually exclusive? This is a profoundly fundamental idea about human freedom. You cannot both grant people the freedom to act — even if that means they might use that freedom to harm others — and simultaneously, ensure that nobody can come to harm.
- consumer451 5y agoThe problem with this to me is that it makes "freedom to harm others" sound like something that should be valued. Also, the exact definition of "safe" would help in analyzing the original statement.
- raxxorrax 5y agoI don't think this dichotomy to be false. They are competing concepts at some point. Another example is freedom and equality, which is also a hot topic if you will. But I don't think anyone on internet platforms is in dire need of government protection. Perhaps kids that get groomed, but not adults in any capacity that can trivially withdraw from the problem.