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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by imgabe on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:27AM (#28747165)
Indeed, and in that time people having the opinion that black people should be free would have been considered to have “wrong” and “dangerous” opinions that would cause great damage to society.

Would we be better off today if those in power then had been able to silence unpopular opinions?

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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by krageon on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @07:09AM (#28757836)
> had been able to silence unpopular opinions?

They definitely could, it just didn't matter because people spoke up anyway.

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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by AutumnCurtain on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:30AM (#28747203)
We are best off when we acknowledge that "opinions" can and do deal deadly harm every day, and not avoiding that point when it is explicitly made.
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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by dkarp on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:47AM (#28747419)
Today's valid opinion is tomorrow's invalid opinion and vice versa
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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by mike00632 on Monday October 04, 2021 @01:44PM (#28750015)
It is pretty clear which opinions that are accepted by many people today well be unacceptable tomorrow. So why not examine that further? It feels like you're denying your conscience.
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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by imgabe on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:34AM (#28747256)
Yes, the opinion that we need to demand the firing of people we disagree with does indeed impoverish them.
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