News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. Parent comment

Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ... by hotpotamus on Monday December 26, 2022 @06:33AM (#34136812)
Does that mean their speech should be considered equally authoritative as those whose model of the earth's shape you prefer?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ... by imtringued on Monday December 26, 2022 @08:42AM (#34137553)
The entire point is that popularity is not a relevant factor in this decision.

After all both opinions are or were popular so which one are we supposed to pick among the popular options?

[ Parent | on HN ]