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The fact that an opinion is censored by the means of flagging means that it doesn't have a chance to compete in the "marketplace of ideas".
by lzaaz 4y ago
The fact that an opinion is censored by the means of flagging means that it doesn't have a chance to compete in the "marketplace of ideas".
- maxbond 4y agoNo, that is the idea being assigned a negative value.
- lzaaz 4y agoIf an idea goes against the guidelines of a website that doesn't mean it has a negative value, especially if users aren't allowed to interact with it at all.
- maxbond 4y agoThey did interact with it. They flagged it. People generally don't consult the site's guidelines when flagging, but their own set of values.