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I just think people should be accountable for their online behavior. It's not very hard to do. If people are accountable for what they say, act and do in publi
by jokoon 3y ago
I just think people should be accountable for their online behavior. It's not very hard to do.
If people are accountable for what they say, act and do in public, the same rule should apply on public forums. Anonymity is good, as long as you don't abuse it, and it's being used for good reasons.
Maybe I don't have a thick skin, but honestly, toxicity is not a feature of the internet, it is a problem, and everybody knows that the internet is generally a cesspool where you can't trust anybody. That's not good.
It's not only up to media companies to sanitize their platforms, it's also up to the law to set better standards.
It doesn't have to be like that. The worst things are, the more people will want a china-style social score.
I'm pro free speech, but free speech cannot exist out of nothing, there is a certain set of condition required for free speech to work well.
- richrichie 3y agoFree speech is absolute, unconditional. Otherwise, it is a misnomer. Free speech is priceless. Its value is better appreciated if you are born into free speech and lose it entirely. The “thick skin” we need is of the kind that absorbs all kind of speech - the one we like and do not like.