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Bans don't have to be perfect to be effective. Free speech isn't absolute, not even in the US. It's normal and healthy for a society to adapt it's view on spee
by paulryanrogers 3y ago
Bans don't have to be perfect to be effective.
Free speech isn't absolute, not even in the US. It's normal and healthy for a society to adapt it's view on speech over time and as the world evolves. Hopefully toward being more open, yet openness must be balanced against the negatives.
- slibhb 3y agoEvery generation is scared of "what the kids spend their time doing". In the 80s it was the PMRC. Later on there were at least a few video game scares ("What if my son plays Mortal Kombat and tries to rip my head off?"). Today it's "evil Chinese apps". Embarrassing.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoI'm not advocating taking all social media from kids. Just limits and at least corporate oversight. I grew up in the 80s, with limits on my BBS and AOL time, and I survived. Now that the Internet is cheap free and everywhere it's reasonable to ask if unfettered access and megacorps need some guardrails.