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Lately I see a lot of calls do have specific instances defederated for a particular subset of reasons:

  • Don't like their content
  • Dont like their political leaning
  • Dont like their free speech approach
  • General feeling of being offended
  • I want a safe space!
  • This instance if hurting vulnerable people

I personally find each and every one of these arguments invalid. Everybody has the right to live in an echo chamber, but mandating it for everyone else is something that goes a bit too far.

Has humanity really developed into a situation where words and thoughts are more hurtful than sticks and stones?

Edit: Original context https://slrpnk.net/post/554148

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[โ€“] FlagonOfMe 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I never said anything against "the admin makes the rules."

The conversation:

"The admin makes the rules"

"You leftist authoritarian!"

"๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ"

"I never said anything against 'the admin makes the rules'"

It's all there, black and white. Defederation is just another admin rule.

You think you're being civil and you say shit like "There is it" and labeling me with a pejorative political affiliation on the basis of saying nothing more than "the admin makes the rules". I'm calling you out on your bullshit. That's not something you say in a civil conversation, and you know it. Don't apologize. Don't explain to me how it's civil. Just stop talking.