Re:‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase
by xvector on Friday November 27, 2020 @10:16PM
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> But no one is being forcibly shut down here
But they are. If you are skeptical of the claims in the article, then apparently you have taken a “depressing” (incorrect/intolerant) stance.
Re:‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase
by enumjorge on Friday November 27, 2020 @11:54PM
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Describing a stance as “depressing” seems like a ridiculously low bar for something to count as a forcible shut down.
Re:‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase
by heavyset_go on Friday November 27, 2020 @10:40PM
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Sounds like you're upset that people are allowed to have opinions about your opinions, which would be pretty ironic.
Re:‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase
by JacobSuperslav on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @02:11AM
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people get very defensive when others say their opinion isn't valid.
Re:‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase
by arolihas on Saturday November 28, 2020 @12:11AM
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That’s not what being forcibly shut down means. Somebody disagreeing with you isn’t oppression.
Re:‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase
by RestlessMind on Saturday November 28, 2020 @11:58AM
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> But insofar as this conversation, I don’t see anyone being cancelled or shut down for an opinion
Because this conversation allows me to be anonymous. I simply don't dare expressing my thoughts with my real identity attached. Who knows whether I will get cancelled or fired.
The people working on suppression of certain viewpoints have hurt themselves in the long run. Now I am seeing candid discussions happening only in small trusted circles or on anonymous forums. That can be another reason why we saw embarrassing polling errors in 2016/2020 - openly supporting Trump can be a very risky move for someone.
The debate is happening. It occurs. But then someone makes a comment like above: “is all this debate really necessary?” and the response is “this is censorship”.
I would agree that some viewpoints are silenced in public contexts. But insofar as this conversation, I don’t see anyone being cancelled or shut down for an opinion. That just seems like a defensive reaction to me.