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Re:Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even... by gentleman11 on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:34AM (#23637863)
Sam Harris once proposed a “this changed my mind” button as a way to encourage discourse.
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Re:Those who exercise free speech should also defend it even... by coffeeling on Saturday June 27, 2020 @05:25AM (#23660562)
Having multiple different reaction buttons would legit be nice:

I agree

I disagree

Thoughtful

Contentless

I learned something

I changed my mind

This way we could eg. express that we disagree with the post, which was thoughtful and a good effort, and didn't change our minds but still learned something.

One huge poison in a lot of modern discourse is that accepting your interlocutor has a point should mean you start to agree with them. Why? Some of the best things I've ever read in my life didn't change my overall stance on a subject, but gave it a lot of new nuance and depth, and appreciation for the person talking.

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