Sometimes I get an impression that intellectuals and non-intellectuals alike are playing dumb when it comes to "free speech" vs. "censorship." Okay let me explain (thread to be filed under #unpopularopinion)
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Bullying is the format that earns people a high social status. It is all very wrong — but in order to fix it, the foundation needs to be addressed — and the foundation is emotional. The entire emotional structure of the society is very broken.
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So, why, let me ask, do we have to choose between the right to be ignorant entitled assholes, and the right to tell others what to say and what not to say (opinions- and language-wise)? Why do we have to choose between the plague and the cholera?
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If the general path to success—success being defined as sitting high enough on the ladder to be shielded against the "standard" disrespect "enjoyed" by peasants—requires a strong ability to impose your subjective worldview upon others against their wish or interest... well, f*ck.
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"Our civilization has been on a quest to abstract and streamline everything, from sex to language, and it is just not working out." https://tessafightsrobots.com/tessa-lena/political-correctness-deciphered/ …
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If I were to say it in goody two-shoes language, I would say that without restoring an honest relationship with the world and healing our broken hearts—broken because our current society runs on bullshit and disrespect—screw the goody two-shoes language... we can't fix freedom.
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And arguing about the best algorithm is masturbatory. There is no best algorithm. We either come to terms with how to we interact with the world at large, or we don't. And if we don't, our civilization will continue on its logical path until we do.
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