@harmonylion1 not always hurting other people by disparaging their sacredness, but having a time and a place for that too
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing ah, "gossip husbandry." Do you see the xkcd comic POV as encouraging lack of restraint, i.e., bad gossip husbandry?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@harmonylion1 that's a half-joking idea that people say more interesting stuff if they're not worried about losing belonging/their job1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing I agree. Afraid I'm still not getting your objection though, i.e., how you differ from xkcd. Feel free to give up on me.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@harmonylion1 Munroe was specifically excusing the media dogpile on Brendan Eich resulting in his losing his job1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@harmonylion1 so he's defending what I see as a pretty clear case of destructive chilling effects, even if non-governmental1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@harmonylion1 he and others like him fetishize *government* intrusion in order to gloss over nongovernmental threats to speech1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@harmonylion1 same with twitter - shopping malls are sometimes considered "public space" but not twitter (so far, in this chilled climate)6 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing While some consequences are excessive, I don't think it's a problem that speaking can have consequences1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@jamesmcn @harmonylion1 I know I can never have a place in society because of my horrible beliefs, but it hurts me to see friends vilified
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