Re:Apple has threatened to ban Parler from the App Store
by mlyle on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:38PM
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> Those places have to actually exist, though.
There's enough people believing this that they're guaranteed to come into existence if you deny them access to mainstream platforms.
> but when you live in a deeply red state and are surrounded by Trumpers, there's no way you're going to speak up IRL
You can't interrupt the in-real-life contacts by any means (short of despotic ones).
But there's a certain number of people that will stop polluting an online space if they're being laughed at. But when you force them to create their own echo chamber even the more timid and susceptible to social pressure will be unbothered.
There's enough people believing this that they're guaranteed to come into existence if you deny them access to mainstream platforms.
> but when you live in a deeply red state and are surrounded by Trumpers, there's no way you're going to speak up IRL
You can't interrupt the in-real-life contacts by any means (short of despotic ones).
But there's a certain number of people that will stop polluting an online space if they're being laughed at. But when you force them to create their own echo chamber even the more timid and susceptible to social pressure will be unbothered.