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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Worth reading re Harper's and the public discourse:
This thread is really good
This response [to the Harper's letter, not to the thread above]
Don't know that I am completely agree with the latter, but after reading it I think I understand that much of the reaction to it had to do with the perception that the letter was revisionist history reframing a bunch of other disputes. |
The first thread is insightful. It examines the degradation of online discourse and makes a decent case for ignoring those acting in bad faith.
The second is juvenile. It's identity based and attempts to use "power dynamics" as the basis on which to determine matters of free speech. Free speech is free speech is free speech. The concept is abstract. That some voices have more power is immaterial.
