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It doesnt have to be US citizen only. It just has to be who they are claiming to be. If someone in india or europe wants to comment on foreign politics, thats f
by samrus 11mo ago
It doesnt have to be US citizen only. It just has to be who they are claiming to be. If someone in india or europe wants to comment on foreign politics, thats fine. They just shouldnt be able to pretend they are from the US or anywhere else
- Barrin92 11mo agoa town square isn't just a place, it's always a polity that requires common values and a shared culture. Otherwise you at best have an airport lobby. A town square in Cologne where 90% of participants don't hail from Cologne but London, Mumbai and San Francisco aren't going to solve the problems of Cologne or have any stake in doing so. Which also reveals of course what Twitter actually is, an entropy machine designed to generate profit that in fact benefits from disorder, not a means of real world problem solving, the ostensible point of meaningful communication.
- mschuster91 11mo ago> A town square in Cologne where 90% of participants don't hail from Cologne but London, Mumbai and San Francisco aren't going to solve the problems of Cologne or have any stake in doing so. Upholding at least some utterly basic foundational values of humanity doesn't require holding any stake.
- embedding-shape 11mo ago> utterly basic foundational values of humanity Except human across the planet doesn't even agree on those "foundational values". What seems obvious and fundamental to us, often isn't to others.
- Steltek 11mo agoAnd if you're not interested in upholding basic values? What if you're looking to intentionally destroy things instead? Verified residency is better than nothing for putting real money on the table. Although if you've been to a local town meeting, you'll know it's still not perfect.
- sagarm 11mo agoI think it's quite clear to anyone paying attention right now that sharing a polity does not mean sharing values and culture.