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This piece is less about gamers and more about the failures of online 'communities.' The interesting thing about the Internet is how utterly unaccountable peop
by mattgreenrocks 13y ago
This piece is less about gamers and more about the failures of online 'communities.'
The interesting thing about the Internet is how utterly unaccountable people want to be for what they say. Just try mentioning that people should be held responsible for things they say. Anytime you even suggest the state of online discourse is abysmal, there are five people who show up to tell you that it's perfectly fine, and the problem lies with you for noticing it.
It's like there's a culture of acquiescing to perceived social norms (in this case, mediocrity), lest you speak up and be expelled.
- drzaiusapelord 13y ago> Just try mentioning that people should be held responsible for things they say. I have the right to free speech. If I say I think trans is a psychological condition treated by therapy instead of surgery or whatever politically incorrect thing might be the enemy of popular thought today, I shouldn't be put up in some discrimination court because someone was offended by my views. I also should have the right to publish my thoughts anonymously. Long story short, political correctness is just censorship. While I certainly don't like hateful on-line communities, I think your suggestion to make people "accountable" for speech is only something that can lead to real human rights violations instead of perceived slights from overly touchy people. Try criticizing Islam in the middle-east. There's accountable speech there. Why are westerners obsessed with bringing these horrific limitations on speech to the west? Free speech transcends being offended.
- mattgreenrocks 13y agoThis is less about free speech and more about setting zero tolerance for outright hate speech. Accountability here is being banned from games/discussions. This doesn't apply to society in the large.