How do we protect ourselves from propagandists and censors? Large, small, popular and individual.

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You should just answer the questions.

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Laura Caron

Ever tried to play a difficult video game while also baking a batch of cookies and discussing Christmas plans with your parents?

You see how it works.

That’s an excellent one :)

Surely drug use is as old as eating. From the first time that you eat a strange berry or funky apple.

Sure. I’ll put it up top

All programmers are goth supermodels.

Well it depends on the definition of censor.

If you define censor as, “to suppress or delete as objectionable” (Webster) then it fits just fine.

Firsthand experience is beyond words and super deep.

Convert to words. Consume words. Map words to your own experience.

It’s basically anime at that point.

Do you think it’s a conscious plan to mindcontrol everybody or is it just a basement dweller treating his mod powers like the ultimate downvote?

But you uttered an opinion about moderation. So address my point.

Most? Well not my conversations.

Maybe it’s a smalltalk vs “largetalk” thing. Maybe most conversations are smalltalk. Talk that’s just friendly noise or whatever.

That is a territory with which I am pretty unfamiliar.

But ya, 2 totally different kinds of talk.

Maybe trolling constitutes a 3rd variety.

Well there is no clean connection between the rule and reality (short of forbidden word lists anyway). It’s always a matter of somebody’s interpretation.

Some communities have rules like “don’t be a dick”, which seems implied.

Maybe rules are inappropriate here. At best a justification.

Actually it ain’t. Good, catch

What if they got off topic. What would happen?

Also, do you think that you understand their conversation better than they do? All of them?

But it’s a very good guideline for people who, like moderators, have power and imperfect understanding. It’s saying, “when in doubt, err on the side of least possible harm”. So that’s a good guide. Right?

be in the community but secretly …

Oh that will work out just fine.

Bigotry

That is a very popular word lately