Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
by dd36 on Friday March 05, 2021 @09:09AM
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What’s a new type of self-regulating market that doesn’t involve new laws?
We have more selection at our finger tips than any time in history. I guarantee if I wanted those books, I could find them without leaving my desk.
Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay
by DrSiemer on Sunday March 07, 2021 @10:02AM
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There's a good chance you will never know the books exist in the first place if they are not allowed to be sold on the largest platforms. Surely you are not denying that availability is a factor in exposure?
Obviously every free market is self regulating, but we never had this mixture of a limited selection in dominating online sellers and the amplifying effect the internet has on any kind of outcry.
The government has nothing to do with my argument. We don't need laws against this (yet), but we should keep an eye out for changes that will push counterculture underground. Dialogue beats suppression any day in my book.