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You're effectively arguing that's it's all relative, therefore any political opinion is tolerable. Even though this has never been the case. There would be so
by gizmo 11y ago
You're effectively arguing that's it's all relative, therefore any political opinion is tolerable. Even though this has never been the case.
There would be so much outrage if vindictive prosecutors (like Carmen Ortiz) or patent trolls would get to speak at Strange Loop. Think about it for a second. It's utterly inconceivable they would be allowed in, no matter the technical merit of their hypothetical talk.
Shunning people like Moldbug is really no different. People with such abhorrent views shouldn't get a platform or the effective endorsement from the tech community.
- kstrauser 11y agoI think that political opinions not related to the conference are irrelevant. I'd draw the distinction that Ortiz's and Darl McBride's actions actively oppose the thing that the conference is about: technology and innovation. It's reasonable not to invite a hog farmer to a vegan conference, but I don't think it would be right to kick him out of a hog farming convention because he also happens to be pro-choice.