In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star

Re:In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Ja... by mind-blight on Sunday December 18, 2022 @12:59PM (#34040299)

> It is not clear that the optimal amount of terrible things is 0.

Totally fair, but there's a lot of options between "monoculture" and "total free-for-all"

I also think your discounting that many cultures are unable to exist in free-for-alls. There isn't a clear line from "fewer boundaries" -> "more diversity". There's a sweet spot that allows the maximum amount of freedom for the most people, and that isn't laissez-faire

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Re:In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Ja... by AbrahamParangi on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:40PM (#34041050)

Also fair, but then I would draw a line at the maximum amount of freedom of expression which still does not usually result in the extinction of cultures/subcultures (I say usually only because things come and go, some rate of attrition should be expected).

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Re:In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Ja... by BiteCode_dev on Sunday December 18, 2022 @03:14PM (#34042549)

Damn this thread is so civil. I can't say that would have been my first guess on how it would turn out while posting the parent comment. I believes it shows that people can talk about extreme things in an intelligent matter, and that we can be better for it.

Obliterating the places where those extreme debates happen would not give us this opportunity.

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