To me censorship is like adding backdoor into encryption. There may be times where it helps, but for the most part is is waiting to be exploited maliciously. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I do not agree with everything I see on the Internet, but I also support individual freedom and choice. People should be allowed to be ignorant if that is what they choose, and rather than get angry I generally just feel empathy for most people.
I think it is best to use logic and reason, it is okay to listen to someone. If they say something that fundamentally conflicts with your personal beliefs then you are allowed to set personal boundaries to not listen to them. If someone is following you around trying to intimidate you and threatening you then you can get a restraining order. If you go out seeking people that oppose your views then demand no one interact with them anymore because they have different opinions, then many times it is you that has the problem and not them.
>If you go out seeking people that oppose your views then demand no one interact with them anymore because they have different opinions, then many times it is you that has the problem and not them.
This framing of "we need to figure out who's wrong/who's weird/who has the problem" is really unhelpful. We should focus on the actual, practical, consequences of our choices and how that changes the world, not obsess over being normal. The practical effects of speaking freely and without challenge on a platform with 200M listeners are disastrous. It doesn't matter if it's weird for me to think that, its still true.
I do not agree with everything I see on the Internet, but I also support individual freedom and choice. People should be allowed to be ignorant if that is what they choose, and rather than get angry I generally just feel empathy for most people.
I think it is best to use logic and reason, it is okay to listen to someone. If they say something that fundamentally conflicts with your personal beliefs then you are allowed to set personal boundaries to not listen to them. If someone is following you around trying to intimidate you and threatening you then you can get a restraining order. If you go out seeking people that oppose your views then demand no one interact with them anymore because they have different opinions, then many times it is you that has the problem and not them.