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You still have the right to speak. You don't have the right to an audience.
by jfengel 6mo ago
You still have the right to speak.
You don't have the right to an audience.
- dontwannahearit 6mo agoAnd who gets to decide?
- javascriptfan69 6mo agothe people moderating the platform that you signed up to post on? what do you mean?
- dontwannahearit 6mo agoSee my comment below. On HN for example it isn’t necessarily the moderators, it’s the users with downvote power who can influence what everyone else sees. So the elite users are the ones who choose. Funny how our communities mirror the social structures we supposedly hate.
- javascriptfan69 6mo agosure but to other users that's a feature and part of why they're here it's like going to a cafe and complaining that everyone is drinking coffee
- mikestew 6mo ago“Elite users”? I don’t think that avoiding being an assclown long enough to collect 500 points to downvote status is a high bar to clear.
- behole 6mo agoAnd? Go somewhere else. I get elite-downvoted semi-regularly but that’s all in the game. You knew the rules when you came here.
- jfengel 6mo agoThe site owners chose to implement it that way. That's their right. If you don't like it you can go elsewhere.
- jfengel 6mo agoThere's no decision to be made. It's a right you don't have. The decision is where people put their attention. It could be anywhere. Statistically speaking, it won't be you.
- estimator7292 6mo ago[flagged]
- tomhow 6mo agoWe've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the guidelines and ignoring our requests to stop. We want this to be a place where we can discuss difficult topics, but it has to be done respectfully. We obviously can't allow calling people names like this. If you don't want to be banned, you can email us at hn@ycombinator.com and indicate you intend to improve your style of participation.
- LocalH 6mo agoThe end user. That's the only way it's not censorship in practice