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Re:Mastodon account suspended for being “capitalist” by yucky on Sunday November 20, 2022 @02:09PM (#33684109)
What better way to debate ideas than to be where discussion takes place with people of an opposite ideology? Staying in echo chambers is not good for anything.

How do people expect to learn if they aren't willing to challenge their preconceived ideas? For instance, I love to read Jacobin and Catalyst Journal precisely because the quality of writing and scholarship is unmatched on an ideology I don't ascribe to.

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Re:Mastodon account suspended for being “capitalist” by lern_too_spel on Sunday November 20, 2022 @04:11PM (#33685353)
On the other hand, I don't read Reason, Quillette, or Jacobin precisely because their thinking is so sloppy. Sharpening your ideas doesn't require reading Ken Ham's books. Reading drivel, no matter how well written, is a waste of time.
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Re:Mastodon account suspended for being “capitalist” by yucky on Sunday November 20, 2022 @05:54PM (#33686404)
Well sure, as you allude to there are others who prefer to read CNN, FOX News, Reddit etc.
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Re:Mastodon account suspended for being “capitalist” by lern_too_spel on Sunday November 20, 2022 @06:16PM (#33686586)
That's just poorly written drivel. The point is to not waste your time on drivel. You appear to do so just because the lexile score is high enough, with the result being that your own arguments are sloppy.
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