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You make a number of excellent points, but the distinction you're drawing is actually more broad than just justification of liberty. Anytime one makes a differ

You make a number of excellent points, but the distinction you're drawing is actually more broad than just justification of liberty. Anytime one makes a differentiation between two things, beauty and ugliness, skill and stupidity, light and dark, one is making a value judgement. The act of segregation, in and of itself, implies evaluation, weighing and judgement. I believe that prejudgement (or prejudice) is antithetical to democracy. The idea that looking at porn should require justification is so wrong-headed I don't even know where to begin. Sometimes I feel like in the 21st century, our industry (tech) is focused on making dreams come true, whereas our body politic is only interested in rehashing the same problems we've dealt with since the dawn of time. Why the hell are we even discussing a pornography filter when there are so many real, gigantic problems out there. Maddening.

personlurking 13y ago
"Anytime one makes a differentiation between two things, beauty and ugliness, skill and stupidity, light and dark...." a continuation of the quoted part above https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYhmATD8hLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYhmATD8hLk
pessimizer 13y ago
Because Cameron and Osbourne have trashed the economy, and are looking for a distraction? Wouldn't hurt to throw in a crackdown on violent video games - or maybe video nasties; New Zealand just banned Maniac, so there's a good one to put across the cover of The Sun.
steveklabnik 13y ago
> The act of segregation, in and of itself, implies evaluation, weighing and judgement. One of my favorite quotes: > when you don't create things, you become defined by your > tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & > exclude people. so create. > > - _why the lucky stiff