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The idiots on this twitter thread is depressing. I am all for free speech and privacy, but misleading "science" and racism, hate crimes is not what i want eithe

• jfengel 5y ago
  No, there really isn't. Either you allow everything, or you get accused of censorship. Personally, I think that the automatic cry of "censorship" as an unarguably, obviously bad thing is a red flag. It suggests that somebody hasn't thought something all the way through -- or at least, has only considered the ways it affects them and not anybody else. It's one of those positions that is consistent, simple, and awful -- and therefore much beloved of people who prize the first two things. People who care about not being awful are put in the awful position of dealing with a world that is neither consistent nor simple. People who deal in lies will always be happy to tell you that nothing is ever settled scientifically, no matter how thoroughly they are refuted. People who deal in hate will always tell you that their opinions are just as valid as anybody else's, and therefore not subject to truth considerations. I am willing to accept those contradictions, and deal with them, rather than constrain the world to a simplicity just because it's easier. But there are a lot of people who won't.