The core problem is that, under Capitalism, we lack a public sphere. All our public spaces are privately owned & that’s bad for democracy.
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Replying to @aral
(Because, remember, that for every Milo you want to silence, there are a hundred religious fundamentalists who want to silence you.)
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Replying to @aral
We will not win the war of ideas by silencing the ones we don’t like but by nurturing a commons where ideas can be freely debated.
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Replying to @aral
(That said, freedom of speech does not imply a freedom to compel anyone to listen.)
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Replying to @aral
I find your argument here a bit confusing. Surely a public sphere would not publish and advertise for anyone's ideas.
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Replying to @hypesystem
Exactly. And yet it would facilitate their expression and debate. Monopoly of centralised private platforms is the problem.
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Replying to @aral
So publishing being done by private corporations is the problem in this particular case?
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Replying to @hypesystem
I was simply noting that under Capitalism, the issue of brand damage cannot be reconciled with free speech.
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Replying to @aral
I don't agree with this. As long as corps are free to publish what they want, it is free speech.
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but I'm intrigued by the details of counter-arguments. Why would an entity's choice to not further a thought be limited speech?
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It’s not. What I’m saying is that we must foster spheres where exchange of ideas don’t have private gatekeepers.
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Replying to @aral
now THAT I wholeheartedly agree with. It wasn't my takeaway from your thread, though :-P
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