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Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by grzm on Monday September 11, 2017 @03:22PM (#15221432)
Are those generalizations useful and constructive, particularly in this case? I'd argue strongly no. In fact, I'd argue they're actively counter-productive. One of the self-described reasons for the feeling of alienation that many have expressed is exactly this type of generalization. If you have a goal of working against, this, it seems that you're actually reinforcing it when you do so.
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Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by mfoy_ on Monday September 11, 2017 @03:33PM (#15221532)
I think if those generalizations let us draw a useful parallel to a historical example, we can note the similarities (and differences) and apply lessons learned from that era to our own.

(Not that Sartre included a chapter called "How to Have Avoided The Whole Affair" in his book...)

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