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You have to shift your thinking to realize that their problem isn't with words or even knowledge itself; but with protecting their power or ideology. In short,
by rnd0 3y ago
You have to shift your thinking to realize that their problem isn't with words or even knowledge itself; but with protecting their power or ideology.
In short, fanatics and power mongers are always going to fanatic and power monger.
- rexpop 3y agoEveryone has thresholds behind which they store fanaticism. I am sure you would like to see cencored the location and combination to your home safe, your bank balance and passwords, etc. Why? Because distribution of this knowledge might potentially harm you.
- commandlinefan 3y agoThis (common) misconstrual of censorship is disingenuous. Scott Alexander proposed a better definition of censorship than "something somebody wants to keep secret": "something that somebody wants to share, and somebody else wants to consume, but a third party wants to suppress".
- lazyasciiart 3y agoSo if I think you’re a jerk and someone should steal your shit for lolz, so I want to share your address and safe combo, and someone else wants to have them to cash in, but you don’t want that to happen….
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