The mob is the main enemy of free speech. But in criticizing the mob, one usually just rehashes the Doctrine of the Preferred First Speaker.
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Replying to @simplic10
Even if you point out to the 2nd speakers that they're part of a mob, what is a mob but a community with an informal norm *you don't like*?
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Replying to @simplic10
No principled way out of this mess. Unprincipled way is to have good judgement, be good at casuistry, know when to lay down the pitchfork.
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@simplic10 currently feeling smug about taking your advice re: dogpiling and not saying anything about sabrina erdely2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@simplic10 In that case, and many others, my chief virtue has been laziness.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@simplic10 I am actively holding it back, there are so many great quotations from the complaint :/1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@simplic10 That is admirable. I certainly don't really very much want to hear you let rip at all.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@A_P_Mason @simplic10 ok here's the funniest onepic.twitter.com/Tgv2cZAORe
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