Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet

Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by InitialLastName on Monday March 12, 2018 @04:58PM (#16571564)

> Like it or not, you can't just beat "undesirable" views out of people, either with schools or social media moderation.

You absolutely can. An example: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/sep/22...

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by jessaustin on Monday March 12, 2018 @11:16PM (#16573672)

That is indeed an inspirational example.

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by InitialLastName on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @09:04AM (#16575752)

I don't mean it to be inspirational, only to indicate that persistent propaganda and organized information warfare can indeed drive ideas fully out of the population.

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by mmirate on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @12:56PM (#16577570)

Broken clocks are right twice a day.

Religion sucks, but Soviet Communism's anti-religious nature doesn't excuse its foibles.

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