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I wish the article spent more time explaining why the Chesterton's fence even exists. Fake news, trolling, etc require disproportionate effort to counteract wit
by srean 5y ago
I wish the article spent more time explaining why the Chesterton's fence even exists. Fake news, trolling, etc require disproportionate effort to counteract with logic and reason. In essence its a denial of service attack. A troll can leave an inflammatory and distracting thread, at no cost to the disruptive power of the thread, to create another while the debate still rages on the old one tying up resources and attention.
- rectang 5y agoYeah, the premise that "shadowbanning is the problem" betrays an unwillingness to perform root cause analysis. Nobody thinks shadowbanning in and of itself is desirable. Turn off shadowbanning, and all the problems that shadowbanning was helping to tamp down roar back. > In essence its a denial of service attack. Exactly. Free-reach absolutism prevents exercise of free speech by those set upon by the unmoderated mob.
- linksnapzz 5y ago"Set upon". As though one was at risk of losing a limb to the sharp edge of an off-color meme.
- timintheglades 5y agoYou there!! Come at me with that dank meme! https://youtu.be/F4PZXuk3TsM?t=153 https://youtu.be/F4PZXuk3TsM?t=153
- usrn 5y agoSome people are destructive or antisocial enough that they really should be "Set upon."
- intended 5y agoAgreed. The author himself doesn’t do much in addressing the root cause. He admits >” What makes shadowbanning so tricky is that in some cases, in my view, it is a necessary evil. Internet users are creative, and bad actors learn from informed content moderation” Yet follows through with a proposal for more transparency, without addressing the contradictions inherent in his position.