Re:Silicon Valley’s Safe Space
by DenisM on Saturday February 13, 2021 @02:49PM
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> it's slightly alarming to hear that Altman defends the promulgation of such ideas because "people need a forum to debate ideas". Too many of these ideas seep into the discussions even here on Hacker News.
Can you unpack this a bit further?
Are you saying that {a select group of people} should be allowed to discuss a controversial question, but {a wider group of people} cannot be trusted to have such discussion?
Re:Silicon Valley’s Safe Space
by sullyj3 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @07:46PM
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I don't understand how you could arrive at that reading. It seems clear to me that GP is worried about the erosion of free speech norms on HN, and isn't claiming anything like what you suggest.
Can you unpack this a bit further?
Are you saying that {a select group of people} should be allowed to discuss a controversial question, but {a wider group of people} cannot be trusted to have such discussion?