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It's easy to downvote and move on, but I don’t think that does justice to the valid underlying concerns this parent comment raises. I don’t agree with the idea
by foundry27 2y ago
It's easy to downvote and move on, but I don’t think that does justice to the valid underlying concerns this parent comment raises. I don’t agree with the idea that there’s “no reason” to question the guy’s actions - because his methods do raise serious ethical and safety concerns - but I think it’s right to caution against kneejerk reactions that might lead to government overreach. We should be wary of how power can be used to silence people, even if those people did shitty things in the past or are controversial figures.
Ignoring the underlying point being made won't make it go away, and won’t help educate any of our peers who might take some of this stuff at face value.
- andrewflnr 2y agoMy recommended remedy is to write your own sibling comment that makes the same point in a less downvotable way. Most of us are against government overreach, but we're against logical overreach too, and the GP comment did a lot of that. Just not very well argued on a very sensitive topic.