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That's what's called "argument by taking the absurd extreme". Of course there will be a degree of necessary censorship. For example, yes, it is practical to ce
by swayvil 5y ago
That's what's called "argument by taking the absurd extreme".
Of course there will be a degree of necessary censorship. For example, yes, it is practical to censor the spambots.
- paxys 5y agoAnd I assume you are the one who gets to decide what is "necessary" and "unnecessary" censorship?
- car_analogy 5y agoClearly there is no distinction to be made, and a spam filter is the same as burning all copies of 1984?
- paxys 5y agoThe slippery slope argument applies to both sides of this debate. A tech company removing a random Tweet from its platform isn't the same as a spam filter, just as it isn't the same as a Nazi book burning.
- car_analogy 5y agoThe original post wasn't making a slippery slope argument - they were claiming that censorship is already severe and prevalent now.
- paxys 5y agoBy comparing it with a book burning, which is what this post is about. > Forget piles of burning books. The library is on fire.