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Sorry, I'm confused now, are we talking about a place where people exchange > civilly-expressed criticism of themselves and their worldview [0] or where they
by cnelsenmilt 4y ago
Sorry, I'm confused now, are we talking about a place where people exchange
> civilly-expressed criticism of themselves and their worldview [0]
or where they should expect to be ridiculed and insulted? And why would anyone sane want to regularly participate in the latter?
[0]:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31167326 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31167326
- thegrimmest 4y agoYes? If you're going to a place where freedom of expression is a primary value, then you should not be surprised by any kind of expression, from cheerful agreement to hateful bile. I agree being rude is well... rude, but people should be free to choose for themselves what rudeness (and directed at whom) they approve of, don't you think? As to why people would want to participate, I suspect it's for the usual reasons: to accomplish a goal, or to gain influence and social status. Edit: Surely you agree that sometimes rudeness is warranted, and that people in fact are rude on Twitter?