The risk/reward of Twitter gets worse as you gain followers.
Possible positive: lots of people agree with you. Maybe someone wants to meet you.
Possible negative: you get fired and people start to boycot and protest everything you touch.
I do not blame @pmarca for laying low
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I am just saying the notion of “intolerant minorities” is also the root of most social change that is viewed as a positive. I am not very supportive of the idea that groups of unpopular minority opinions should be “muted” because in today’s context they are not viewed positively.
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I don’t think anyone would disagree with that. It’s a double edged sword.
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But on Twitter where you’re punished for stepping on toes it’s extraordinarily difficult to navigate
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It was exactly like that in college talking about divesting from South Africa or in grad school debating LGBT civil rights. Online brings the problem of anonymity and ability for people to say things they would not say in person.
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You’re arguing against a point no one has made. No one has said minority viewpoints are bad. The point is that when huge amounts of powerful minority groups listen to everything you say and punish you if/when they think you’re wrong it becomes not worth it to share your thoughts
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In other words, the risk of being wrong or perceived as wrong is just too great
End of conversation
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