How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in the world

Re:How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in... by psd1 on Saturday September 17, 2022 @08:13AM (#32876877)

Without wanting to actually enter the well-trodden arena, at maximum zoom, the arguments can be categorised:

- free-speech absolutism (this position exists) - ban all communication between all humans (this position is not advocated by anyone) - some speech should be banned

I reject all absolutist positions. Ideology is cancer. It's childish: the conceit that one's simple plan will fix the problems in the world. It's the reason communism has been a disaster.

It's depressing how many free speech absolutists you find on HN. I presume these people are intelligent in the field of tech and know it. Their political pronouncements are pure Dunning-Kruger. Founding four companies and retiring at 32 does not imply that you understand how societies work.

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Re:How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in... by jackdaniel on Saturday September 17, 2022 @09:41AM (#32877464)

I think that most people who advocate against corporate/outrage-driven censorship are more concerned with the basis of such action - i.e if the speech is legal then it should not be banned from public forums based on a sentiment of the opposing group.

I.e they take no issue with resolving that on legal grounds, but against succumbing to social (real or not) pressure of bystenders.

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Re:How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in... by MiguelX413 on Sunday September 18, 2022 @07:12PM (#32892362)

I don't think deplatforming is that difficult of a step for many people.

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Re:How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in... by peyton on Saturday September 17, 2022 @08:33AM (#32877012)

I think there’s a cultural aspect you’re missing—presumably you aren’t American? I’ve yet to see any free speech absolutists on HN. I would assume most people are on board with criminal penalties for fire-in-a-crowded-theater speech.

I don’t know if coming from a different culture means you don’t understand how societies work—that’s a pretty general claim.

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Re:How the Netherlands facilitate the most hated websites in... by ElCheapo on Saturday September 17, 2022 @09:29AM (#32877383)

I don't understand what the purpose of your comment is in relation to my post.

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