Einherjar86
Active Member
isn't it your position that it's not just incentive but rather the 'correct' move as in profits would increase more with censorship than without?
Sorry, I fail to see the distinction here.
I see your position as a sort of fanaticism too though, I see no difference between gay people forcing those that don't agree with their lifestyle (ie gay marriage) to join in and religious people forcing gay people to remain hidden and oppressed.
I'm not arguing for mandating any kind of business in this scenario. I wasn't rampaging through the streets calling for Christian businesses to be shut down unless they renounce their beliefs. I said that I happened to be okay with the decision because I relate to it on an ethical level, but I wasn't advocating instituting some kind of supreme ethics board in charge of overseeing these decisions. But if I say that the Supreme Court's decision doesn't bother me, then I'm a fanatic?
There you go, inconsistently elevating belief when it suites you.
We've already argued about my position on freedom and individual autonomy and what not. You know my position, I'm not being inconsistent here.
To me, you sometimes sound like a blue-blooded fanatic, and the way you put American ideals and institutions up on a pedestal looks to me like some kind of Constitutional religion. Believe me, you'd fit right in over here, but that isn't necessarily a good thing.
I didn't find your explanation to be convincing.
(Edit: in that, I don't just think the right/conservatives are negatively impacted with the secret suppression, but the left are denied the opportunity to come across differeing views which are essential to strengthening your own and also they simply might not like what's happening, considering the true definition of liberalism. It should be said that it's less about the freedom to speak but moreso the freedom to listen and that's being denied just as much.)
From an economic standpoint, why would these social media sites even care whether or not they're "hurting" liberals in the way you describe? Why would they give a flying fuck, as long as they're generating traffic and making money? They may be denying people the opportunity to read opposing views, but you assume that's what people want to read. Call me a cynic, but I think that most people want to read pieces the confirm their preconceived ideas (and I'm not the only one to suggest this). Given this, I don't see why the secrecy makes any difference.
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