joey_diaz_wings

joey_diaz_wings t1_j9ufmhp wrote

We're already bound for idiocracy: look who breeds and who abstains. Demographics are destiny.

Idiots are already discussing idiotic topics when not consuming idiotic media. Accepting this, why not also allow intelligent people to discuss topics without imposing moderators who only permit opinions and ideas that can be accompanied by advertising revenue?

The idea of online "community standards" is absurd for large sites like Facebook. There is no community. People should be allowed to talk about topics of interest and organize however they like. We've even seen PayPal insist they are a "community" with standards that can impose financial penalties when people discuss ideas contrary to their baseless rules.

The crazies will do whatever they do. We should preserve some space for sane adults too where censors cannot intrude and silence us all to infantile norms.

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joey_diaz_wings t1_j9p2c07 wrote

We don't need ideological curation, censors, or astroturfed conversations that limit the ideas people can discuss.

It's ultimately beneficial to humanity if people can communicate freely and naturally rather than in the tiny bubble of commercial discourse so ads can be sold. Repeating only permitted ideas is infantile.

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