Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 16 hours agoLemmy.world needs to moderate those unacceptable commentslemmy.caimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down119
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageLemmy.world needs to moderate those unacceptable commentslemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareVytle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down7·6 hours agoPeople really want free speech until they don’t. If someone’s being a prick, just clown on them. They are entitled to speak their opinion, regardless of how stupid it is. Social ostracization will always be worse than anything moderation can do anyways.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoThe tolerant must not tolerate the intolerant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·5 hours agoThat works while there’s enough people. If they outnumber the ones doing the clowning, it starts working the opposite way.
People really want free speech until they don’t.
If someone’s being a prick, just clown on them. They are entitled to speak their opinion, regardless of how stupid it is. Social ostracization will always be worse than anything moderation can do anyways.
The tolerant must not tolerate the intolerant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
That works while there’s enough people. If they outnumber the ones doing the clowning, it starts working the opposite way.