The replies to this tweet do a pretty good job of making Sam’s point.https://twitter.com/sama/status/941355543213498368 …
It seems like the replies are a lot of people disagreeing. Very strongly. Are you saying if someone says something wrong people should hold back from disagreeing? And that holding back from disagreeing with something you disagree with is important for the spread of ideas?
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There’s a difference between thoughtful debate and branding someone a heretic. Many of the replies to Sam I’d categorize as personal attacks.
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Here's an example thread I wrote. https://twitter.com/wycats/status/941888353485537280 … Would you categorize it as a personal attack?
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No, not a personal attack. But I also think you’re jumping to conclusions without really considering his ideas.
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Remember his thesis is “maybe we should be more tolerant of disagreeable ideas”. Everyone seems to be latching on to his one sentence about disparaging gay folks, which i think Sam included for effect to show how seriously he takes this (sam is gay)
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The fact that people are unable to consider the post in its entirety due to Sam inserting that objectionable sentence I think is a microcosm of what he’s talking about.
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If you removed that sentence and re-read the post, would you find merit in what he’s saying?
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If he removed the sentence it would still be offensive. Lots of communities in SF are very welcoming of diverse ideas. I would guess
@sama spends time in a small homogenous community. Devolving the discussion into one of politically correct language is a distraction. -
Sam may be wrong, or perhaps ignorant, but I don’t see how it’s offensive. What did you find offensive?
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