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Anything that moves us in the direction of free speech and free expression is ultimately better in the long term even if it means a rise in some misinformation

Anything that moves us in the direction of free speech and free expression is ultimately better in the long term even if it means a rise in some misinformation and undesirable topics in the short term. No tyranny can ever truly take hold in societies where information flows freely and generously. Edit: I don’t understand the downvotes, but I wish people would engage instead of just bury this post, unless of course you’re an advocate for censorship.

HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago
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conartist6 2y ago
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LightBug1 2y ago
Outdated view, I'm afraid. I might agree with you regarding free speech and free expression if it wasn't, as is increasingly happening, shaped and manipulated either by algorithms or basic, out-in-the-open policy. For example, I took a look at X for the first time in ages the other day via xcancel ... it was even more of a cesspit than it has been where horrible voices were shown first because they had a blue tick (which is not a signifier of any form of quality) and many reasonable voices are drowned out. If this is the trend for all networks (and we see here Zuckerberg capitulating here unsurprisingly), then a time will quickly come where these billionaires will shape narrative quickly and easily. And, of course, that time is already here, "just not evenly distributed".
- deadbabe 2y ago
  Well it’s not enough to simply remove censorship, platforms must also not promote any one opinion over the other. So no more blue ticks getting priority.
conartist6 2y ago
It's funny that you should bemoan no engagement when the engagement I gave you was so much rage-bait that it was downvoted and censored, because um, we still have ways of moderating speech in this forum
Jerrrry 2y ago
Information is now relegated by the anointed as a weapon us peons are too stupid or naive to weild. You are correct, but that just means your opinion offends the anointed, and thus is similarly buried.
mcphage 2y ago
> No tyranny can ever truly take hold in societies where information flows freely and generously. Plenty of tyranny can take hold in societies which can no longer distinguish between information and effluent.

HarHarVeryFunny 2y ago

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conartist6 2y ago

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LightBug1 2y ago

Outdated view, I'm afraid. I might agree with you regarding free speech and free expression if it wasn't, as is increasingly happening, shaped and manipulated either by algorithms or basic, out-in-the-open policy. For example, I took a look at X for the first time in ages the other day via xcancel ... it was even more of a cesspit than it has been where horrible voices were shown first because they had a blue tick (which is not a signifier of any form of quality) and many reasonable voices are drowned out. If this is the trend for all networks (and we see here Zuckerberg capitulating here unsurprisingly), then a time will quickly come where these billionaires will shape narrative quickly and easily. And, of course, that time is already here, "just not evenly distributed".

deadbabe 2y ago
Well it’s not enough to simply remove censorship, platforms must also not promote any one opinion over the other. So no more blue ticks getting priority.

conartist6 2y ago

It's funny that you should bemoan no engagement when the engagement I gave you was so much rage-bait that it was downvoted and censored, because um, we still have ways of moderating speech in this forum

Jerrrry 2y ago

Information is now relegated by the anointed as a weapon us peons are too stupid or naive to weild. You are correct, but that just means your opinion offends the anointed, and thus is similarly buried.

mcphage 2y ago

> No tyranny can ever truly take hold in societies where information flows freely and generously. Plenty of tyranny can take hold in societies which can no longer distinguish between information and effluent.