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Re:Anil Dash's analysis of Sam Altman's free speach essay by dnsco on Friday December 15, 2017 @09:06PM (#15936971)
If the left has achieved cultural dominance, why has it not achieved political dominance? I think that divide speaks to the argument that bigotry is dangerous and powerful. I agree that there can certainly be a chilling from leftist critiques but don't see that it as equaling McCarthyism.
Re:Anil Dash's analysis of Sam Altman's free speach essay by creaghpatr on Friday December 15, 2017 @09:52PM (#15937139)
Cultural dominance, in the form of media, entertainment, social media stardom etc is controlled by a relatively small group of gatekeepers who exercise a tight grip on their respective Overton windows.

Cultural grassroots swells of a certain flavor on Twitter and YouTube in particular were quickly handicapped when they started to go viral. I think the cultural/political discrepancy reflects this.