So @sama has articulated the way many guys in Silicon Valley feel about "free speech". It's not a very sophisticated or informed view, but it's pretty common and he's influential, so it's worth identifying why it's dangerous and wrong.http://blog.samaltman.com/e-pur-si-muove
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you are making his point
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Wow, you hate my free speech a lot. Guess you owe me funding!
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I am unaware that I expressed hatred, and it was not my intention to do so. I just think, very respectfully, that you are making his point.
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His point is that it’s better to fund people who overtly hate gay people, and my point is it’s better to have fewer gay teens kill themselves.
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Where did he say it's better to fund people like that?
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That’s insufficient; you’re ignoring that he’s setting the bar at him being able to fund the homophobes. If we insist that only evil people have such key insights, why not just steal their work instead? Happens all the time, and is safer for the world that way.
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I think he uses the homophobes as an example for an opinion that he clearly does not share. You can also insert your least favorite take on the Middle East conflict. Most political ideas result from biographical factors, not malicious intent.
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The bigger dishonesty here is conflating speech that we tolerate with hatred that we fund. It’s a cynical and inexcusable tactic.
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I'd rather risk the hurt feelings than to criminalize unpopular criticism. Anything the govt touches control of degrades into authoritarianism. I get the feeling you wouldn't want President Trump to decide which words we can and can't use.
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