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Several of the reports of this story have been flagged off the home page, probably because of the horrible comments that appeared in the discussions. Trans-gen

by leokun 13y ago

Several of the reports of this story have been flagged off the home page, probably because of the horrible comments that appeared in the discussions. Trans-gender issues can be a complicated topic for people not familiar with them and I worry that all the hateful things being said today are going to take LGBT progress a few steps back. I wish someone would fix commenting already. This is a problem that really deserves fixing. Comment sections are some of the worst places on the internet, even on sites that are otherwise usually OK. There is a need for a startup to encourage smart and empathetic comments, and discourage anonymous bile you can find pretty much everywhere, including places where real names are required.

MisterBastahrd 13y ago
We even can call it newspeak.com.
saraid216 13y ago
> Several of the reports of this story have been flagged off the home page, probably because of the horrible comments that appeared in the discussions. I was wondering why I hadn't seen that flamewar here yet. Could you link me to some of these? As someone who occasionally reads YouTube comments for fun, I actually am interested in getting a more concrete sense of what such people are saying. > There is a need for a startup to encourage smart and empathetic comments, and discourage anonymous bile you can find pretty much everywhere, including places where real names are required. http://engage.cs.washington.edu/considerit/ http://engage.cs.washington.edu/considerit/
- leokun 13y ago
  You read angry and hateful comments for fun or to make you feel good about yourself because at least you're not that bad?
  - saraid216 13y ago
    Well, one: I am that bad. I just express it at different moments in different ways. Two: it's educational. This kind of attitude comes out of something, and unless I intend to just kill everyone I don't like, I need to figure out how to engage, neutralize, and rehabilitate attitudes that go beyond disagreeable into being problematic. And I don't intend to kill them all. So I'm just going to have to understand them.

by leokun 13y ago

MisterBastahrd 13y ago

We even can call it newspeak.com.

saraid216 13y ago

> Several of the reports of this story have been flagged off the home page, probably because of the horrible comments that appeared in the discussions. I was wondering why I hadn't seen that flamewar here yet. Could you link me to some of these? As someone who occasionally reads YouTube comments for fun, I actually am interested in getting a more concrete sense of what such people are saying. > There is a need for a startup to encourage smart and empathetic comments, and discourage anonymous bile you can find pretty much everywhere, including places where real names are required. http://engage.cs.washington.edu/considerit/ http://engage.cs.washington.edu/considerit/

leokun 13y ago
You read angry and hateful comments for fun or to make you feel good about yourself because at least you're not that bad?
- saraid216 13y ago
  Well, one: I am that bad. I just express it at different moments in different ways. Two: it's educational. This kind of attitude comes out of something, and unless I intend to just kill everyone I don't like, I need to figure out how to engage, neutralize, and rehabilitate attitudes that go beyond disagreeable into being problematic. And I don't intend to kill them all. So I'm just going to have to understand them.