Two Kinds of Freedom of Speech (or Strangeloop vs. Curtis Yarvin)

Re:Two Kinds of Freedom of Speech (or Strangeloop vs. Curtis... by sdfghjkl34567 on Thursday June 11, 2015 @03:39PM (#9701828)

I would not call Moldbug obscure; neo-reactionaryism is growing especially in tech circles and legitimizing its source is a dangerous act, not because he will seize power given the platform, but because it communicates a lack of concern with the threat "neo-reactionaryism" or fascism represents.

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Re:Two Kinds of Freedom of Speech (or Strangeloop vs. Curtis... by anon_adderlan on Sunday June 14, 2015 @10:31PM (#9717195)

> and legitimizing its source is a dangerous act

This thinking, right here, is a problem.

Discussing an individual's technical contributions does not legitimize their political views, let alone their technical ones.

And the big threat today is not neo-reactionaryism, but zealotry in all its forms. Radicals from any group are more dangerous than moderates from a single distasteful group, and they all use exactly the same tactics to win. And if we're going to win by burying bad ideas through threats and intimidation instead of openly dismantling them through rational and ethical thought, then I'm not sure the battle is even worth winning.

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Re:Two Kinds of Freedom of Speech (or Strangeloop vs. Curtis... by amcastillo on Thursday June 11, 2015 @06:33PM (#9702898)

> neo-reactionaryism is growing especially in tech circles

This will be great news to the neoreactionaries. How do you figure?

> because it communicates a lack of concern with the threat "neo-reactionaryism" or fascism represents.

And what is the threat, if not that they will seize power?

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Re:Two Kinds of Freedom of Speech (or Strangeloop vs. Curtis... by eli_gottlieb on Monday June 15, 2015 @01:24PM (#9720709)

Certainly neoreaction is a cancer, but the best cure for these cancers is sunlight.

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