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When I looked into the history behind the Streisand Effect, my opinion soured on the term, for similar reasons claimed in the article: The entymology boils down
by gradientsrneat 2y ago
When I looked into the history behind the Streisand Effect, my opinion soured on the term, for similar reasons claimed in the article: The entymology boils down to one woman's wellbeing being disregarded in a manner that is more common for women than it should be.
In the case of Stockholm Syndrome, the connection one may draw from the article is the issue of women being sexualized. In the case of the Streisand Effect; I propose it's disproportionate frequency of unwanted attention, harrassment, doxxing, etc. And there is often a moral justification for it. One notorious example is the Quinnspiracy. In the case of Streisand, Streisand being rich may be moral justification enough for some people.
I think the concepts behind these terms make sense, though. But singling out a specific person by their last name is arguably worse than a phenomenon named after a city in Sweden. And I cynically observe that some people do origins-based criticism in an unbalanced way to achieve their political ends.
- RevEng 2y agoYou completely misunderstand what the Streisand effect is. It's the old saying "You can't close the barn door once the cows are out." She wanted to stop the spread of knowledge that was already available publicly by legally blocking sources sharing it. But trying to hide something just makes people want it more, so doing this will actually draw more attention to it. It's the same way we see scandals blow up on TV every day. Embarrassing things are embarrassing, but trying to cover them up is even more salacious. Yelling "Don't look!" isn't a good way to hide. Instead, it's best to say nothing and let people lose interest.
- gradientsrneat 2y agoI know what the Streisand Effect "means". See my statement: "I think the concepts behind these terms make sense, though." I am also not trying to argue about rights to privacy. There are already many threads on this website about privacy.
- scotty79 2y ago> The entymology boils down to one woman's wellbeing being disregarded in a manner that is more common for women than it should be. Do you believe that survival of a male hostage in similar situation would be treated with greater care?
- gradientsrneat 2y agoI won't respond directly to your whataboutism, as it is not productive, but let me put it this way: In the case of the article, Freudian psychology is pseudoscience and has been widely debunked. Therefore, continuing to advocate for Freudian psychology is harmful. Overall, I have mixed feelings about the article as a whole for reasons previously stated.
- scotty79 2y agoSorry, I don't follow. What whataboutism? Where did the Freud came into the picture? I though I asked you a simple question about your belief. This should be easily answerable just with a single yes or no.