Re:Web3? I have my DAOts
by rglover on Monday December 06, 2021 @06:42PM
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> That is an incredibly naive view of the world.
It's not. When you silence ignorant people, they get more radical and more willing to do things they otherwise wouldn't because they no longer have an outlet. Silencing a neo nazi forum increases the likelihood for "those f'ing j*s shut us down, let's get em!" behavior. And even if that didn't happen, it's far easier for law enforcement to surveil people planning violence if it's out in the open.
> Just look at QAnon for another example.
I know multiple people who went down this rabbit hole (one of them is still down it). And what I said above applied exactly when they started getting booted off social networks. Before then there was no plotting or aggressive stance. They just thought they were "on to something."
It's not. When you silence ignorant people, they get more radical and more willing to do things they otherwise wouldn't because they no longer have an outlet. Silencing a neo nazi forum increases the likelihood for "those f'ing j*s shut us down, let's get em!" behavior. And even if that didn't happen, it's far easier for law enforcement to surveil people planning violence if it's out in the open.
> Just look at QAnon for another example.
I know multiple people who went down this rabbit hole (one of them is still down it). And what I said above applied exactly when they started getting booted off social networks. Before then there was no plotting or aggressive stance. They just thought they were "on to something."