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Everyone has to start somewhere. We should reward honest effort instead of punishing honest effort but ignorance.
Ignorance is not an excuse.
A baby dies because you fed it 10 glasses of wine. You skip jail because you had no idea wine was not good for babies? Sure.
Did you just compare letting non-active bots on a server to killing babies? Okay if that's the comparison you really want to go with, I guess.
It's very easy to sit on a high horse and say you've never had a negative impact due to your ignorance, when your own ignorance might include things that you don't know are detrimental to others.
Are you perfect? If 7 billion people analyze your actions will none of them find you at fault? Because if even a single one does, then by your own standard, you should never be allowed a second chance by anyone.
Oh, I perfectly know I won't be liked by everyone, and I also know I'm not perfect. Nobody is.
That doesn't mean that we must reward effort "in spite of ignorance" when the consequences are horrid.
I'm all for enlightening the ignorant. But in this specific case, if they help spread vitriol and misinformation, then sorry. No excuse. It's 2023, do your homework.