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Alex Jones spouting some conspiracy theories didn't ruin any person's lives. The chilling effect of attacking "desinformation" on the other hand, does.
by potatototoo99 4y ago
Alex Jones spouting some conspiracy theories didn't ruin any person's lives. The chilling effect of attacking "desinformation" on the other hand, does.
- dmix 4y agoPlus human societies has survived and thrived for a long time and it has always had a fringe group of conspiracy theorists nipping at the heels of the mainstream. There's really no justification for extreme measures to deal with this problem, especially when the potential side-effects largely outweigh any potential gains. People try to say that things are different now with tech, that conspiracies are spreading faster. But what is also spreading faster and is 10x more popular than conspiracy theories is alarmist news and pearl clutching that society won't be able to deal with it without widespread censorship. People need to step away from Twitter and take a deep breath. We can handle it.