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These casual calls for censorship are really dangerous. Every idea that we take for granted today started as something that was justifiably censorable for the s
by d0gsg0w00f 2y ago
These casual calls for censorship are really dangerous. Every idea that we take for granted today started as something that was justifiably censorable for the social standards of the time (civil rights, women's voting rights, etc).
If Billy Bob wants to out himself as a white nationalist, I'd rather he do it out in the open. If it's really a terrible idea then it won't get any traction.
When you censor these people it gives them even more reason to get angry and people start supporting just to fight the perceived injustice. This was a key driver in Jan 6th.
- autarch 2y ago> These casual calls for censorship are really dangerous Where in my comment did I call for censorship? All I said was that it's not clear whether FOSS blog software makes the world a better place. I don't understand how you get from there to censorship.
- d0gsg0w00f 2y agoI interpreted the entire comment as "I'm not sure giving everyone a voice is a good thing."
- autarch 2y agoI would phrase it as "I'm not sure whether making it easier for everyone to spread their ideas is a good thing." But that's _still_ not a call for censorship.