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Advertisers force us to do nothing at all. Memes similarly force nothing. This is a bastardization of the word 'force'. Either people have rights or they don't
by errantmind 4y ago
Advertisers force us to do nothing at all. Memes similarly force nothing. This is a bastardization of the word 'force'.
Either people have rights or they don't. We don't need the government to pick and choose how individuals express themselves in order to protect others, not because it doesn't make sense, but because there is no way to do it without a Ministry of Truth, which is arguably even worse.
Remember, freedom of speech is freedom from governmental oppression first and foremost, the kind that arises when authoritarians get to tell people what and how to think.
- brnt 4y agoNothing is black and white. People being rational is fiction. Advertisers force us to eat shit: the very existence of mass media depends on it. In functioning democracies, the government represents the people and thus anything it enforces is by order of its people. Only in crypto dictatorships does your argument hold. My solution then is to either evacuate or improve the quality of your representation.
- errantmind 4y agoMany people being gullible and herd-oriented doesn't equate to them being forced to consume products. I'm not forced to eat shit. Neither are you. If you disagree please reference the shit I'm being forced to eat, or products I'm being forced to buy. I'll then point out whether or not your statements have any standing.
- brnt 4y agoDo I have to link you the scientific research that show that people who think they are not easily manipulated are one of the most easily manipulated groups, or can you manage it yourself?
- errantmind 4y agoAt this point it seems a lot more likely you are projecting your own irrationality and helplessness onto others. Reasoning from correlation alone isn't going to get you very far.