News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate Speech [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by busterarm on Monday September 11, 2017 @02:58PM (#15221177)
"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down" works extremely effectively in many cultures. I'm not saying there's other downsides to using that tool, but it is extremely effective.

S.Korea & Japan are in the lowest three obesity rates for a reason. (Third being Italy)

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by pjc50 on Monday September 11, 2017 @03:11PM (#15221323)
Always interesting to see free speech libertarians defending aggressive social conformism ...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by busterarm on Monday September 11, 2017 @03:34PM (#15221543)
It's not a hard thing to figure out, honestly. I'll vigorously defend your right to express your opinion. That doesn't mean I have to agree with you and I may disagree loudly.

Aggressive social conformism is just everyone disagreeing with you, loudly. It's the kind of thing we should be doing to racists, etc.

[ Parent | on HN ]