You can't censor away extremism or any other problem

Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by Retric on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:09AM (#26437238)

Yea, a recent example of environmental shaming that worked was the reduction of littering from cars. Roadside cleanup helped, but tossing stuff out of car windows used to be significantly more common.

What’s notable is no organization benefited from littering so there is little pushback on the subject, just millions of people behaving slightly differently.

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Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by potta_coffee on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:33AM (#26437549)

The tickets for littering are huge.

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Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by Retric on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:48AM (#26437743)

Laws rarely change so you can track the impact of various campaigns over time. Over time they have significantly changed people’s behavior.

So sure in some states the fines are huge, but New Mexico’s $50 fine is a minimal risk.

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Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by jackson1442 on Friday March 12, 2021 @03:12PM (#26440343)

I believe the "Don't mess with Texas" advertising campaign was actually significantly more helpful than the ticket cost. If you think about it, people usually only know about the cost if they get fined but people know that it is frowned upon to litter through an advertising campaign.

After all, the people in and around your car can judge and shame you while you can only get a ticket if there's a cop around.

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Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem by freen on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:46AM (#26437718)

And exceedingly rare.

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