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That saying sounds like pre-Industrial Revolution thinking. And indeed it seems to originate with Shantideva, who was born in 685 AD.
'Grow a thicker skin' assumes everyone can do so, regardless of stable personality traits, life stressors, vulnerability to doxxing, etc.
"Make it less mean" assumes everyone can.
Yeah, I wrote about that issue here: http://quillette.com/2017/07/18/neurodiversity-case-free-speech/ … Tricky problem, but not insoluble.
I know- love it. My husband is Aspie. Just bc he may not say things nice-like doesn't mean he has no right to say it.
We're tired of every platform being dominated by oppressive social vigilantes and censorship. Intellectual discussion requires openness.
False. As computer owner you decide what is harmful and take steps. It's more like we are all files. How do you know *you* aren't the virus?
(Btw, I hope "false" doesn't sound attrack-y. It was less letters than "I disagree". Ha)
Not really. To extend the debatable analogy, "thicker skin" might be the analogue of a user learning not to open anonymous .exe attachments.
Exactly.
I think this extension is interesting though: security is a systemic concern, with requirements on the user (good habits), on the ... 1/
... individual computer, on the local network, on the ISP, etc. Analogous hierarchy for culture. A lot of modern PC culture ... 2/
... misses this completely and claims a single locus of responsibility. 3/3
No, it means develop a better anti-virus instead of limiting the capabilities of your OS.
I appreciate ambitious ideas - but equating the dynamics of human communities to discreet systems seems like a flawed analogy.
Sure, but we aren't OSes and hurt feelings isn't a virus? If tough dialogue on Twitter caused influenza or cancer, yeah, totally.
I appreciate shifted thinking in how UX can affect behavior for better discourse, but better discourse doesn't necessarily mean more polite.
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