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> the moral panic around “speech codes” in the late 80s/early 90s drew on this same mechanism Right. And we've certainly not seen any tendency towards the lim
by h2odragon 4y ago
> the moral panic around “speech codes” in the late 80s/early 90s drew on this same mechanism
Right. And we've certainly not seen any tendency towards the limitation of speech or thought from "Political Correctness", now have we? 'cuz none of that really happened and it was all a Far-Right Conspiracy.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoIf there is good evidence that speech is less free now than it was then, I’d be very interested in seeing it. Perhaps the topics that are considered taboo have changed, but that’s all I can say for sure.
- kodyo 4y agoThere will be very little agreement even on the vocabulary. Define "evidence", "speech", and "free."
- klyrs 4y agoClarity around terms is certainly lacking in debates around political correctness and whatnot. Here's a good starting point: https://popehat.substack.com/p/our-fundamental-right-to-shame-and https://popehat.substack.com/p/our-fundamental-right-to-sham...
- nhchris 4y agoSince the topic is academia, Nature recently announced they will not publish some studies, not based on their veracity, but on whether they may further the wrong politics: Advancing knowledge and understanding is a fundamental public good. In some cases, however, potential harms to the populations studied may outweigh the benefit of publication. - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01443-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01443-2 Discussed at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32595083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32595083