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I mean god forbid we should tell people they're morally obliged to stay on the platform formerly known as Twitter, but what this post truly seems to be looking
by contravariant 3y ago
I mean god forbid we should tell people they're morally obliged to stay on the platform formerly known as Twitter, but what this post truly seems to be looking for is a moral argument to leave.
And well, that part is a bit weak. The main point seems to be that the bad people are staying. And while that is a good argument to leave, I'm not sure it is a moral one. The more moral arguments all boil down to idea that the platform is not conductive to healthy communication, which is a good point, but it's not as if that's a new thing.
The best argument I can come up with is that leaving is the ethical thing to do because it's better for your own mental health. Depending on what theory of ethics you subscribe though this is the ethical thing to do either because it hastens twitters decline (the utilitarian argument), or because one should act by those maxims they want to be universal (the categorical argument).
- AnimalMuppet 3y ago> Depending on what theory of ethics you subscribe though this is the ethical thing to do either because it hastens twitters decline (the utilitarian argument), or because one should act by those maxims they want to be universal (the categorical argument). Or because you actually care about your own mental health. That should be a valid argument in any sane moral system.
- contravariant 3y agoYeah that's fair, being kind to yourself is often somewhat forgotten, even if it is just as important as being kind to everyone else.