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The incredible irony that the free-speech advocates are downvoting your speech.
by moistly 4y ago
The incredible irony that the free-speech advocates are downvoting your speech.
- spion 4y agoYeah, I'd prefer engagement instead. Thought on these things must be refined, and we should probably do it fast because the knee-jerk solution (censorship) is taking over really fast.
- gameman144 4y agoIs that irony, though? Not that I downvoted the parent comment or anything, but inasmuch as downvoting is saying "I don't think your comment is of high quality", that's totally not inconsistent with free speech. There's a difference between saying "I think XYZ is wrong" and saying "I don't think people should be able to say XYZ", and downvoting feels much more like the former.