I've updated the post and replied to a common objection (at the bottom): http://www.skepticink.com/notung/2013/12/13/the-new-twitter-blocking-system-makes-more-sense/ …
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@PhilosophyExp I get that, but I think that the inconvenience is so small that it wouldn't outweigh the negative effects of blocking.
@SIN_Notung Not sure about that. Not least, having to manually RT doesn't look great... it looks a little obsessed (which is good).
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@PhilosophyExp I suppose - it does make you think "this person has deliberately gone and checked their profile". -
@SIN_Notung Exactly. And if you're smart, and you can be bothered (and I can't), you should be able to leverage that in your defence. -
@PhilosophyExp Yep, but it's very hard to be heard over a sea of outrage ;) -
@SIN_Notung These "battles" shouldn't be abt attempting to change the mind of the outraged. No chance. They're about being heard by... -
@PhilosophyExp As someone said to me: you can't fight the fog.@SIN_Notung -
@DJGrothe@SIN_Notung True. But you can at least hope that major secular organizations don't invite it to give keynote speeches! :) -
@PhilosophyExp Well, yes & no. Don't believe in blacklists. But do in building programs from speakers who advance common cause.@SIN_Notung -
@DJGrothe@SIN_Notung I don't think humanist orgs should be promoting people who respond to an apology by saying "Fuck him into the ground." - 4 more replies
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