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_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
I've said this before and got downvoted for it.

But if companies allow extremists on their platforms then the moderates will leave. It's not so much a paradox but a cause and effect.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
Liberal by definition is anti-racist. A major tenet of liberalism is egalitarianism and it's what allows free market capitalism.

Maybe you should go educate yourself about what Liberalism is before appointing yourself the racism police on Hackernews.

I'm a liberal and I've said I prefer not having more racists in California with illiberal sentiment. That is the opposite of racist.

There is a long history of America enforcing white racial integrity which you seem to be naive to. As a native Californian I think it's fair to be weary.

I stand by not wanting more transplants in my state and it's not just me.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
Yes. It's so bad.

It's really disheartening to see the complete lack of decency from some people here.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
Aside from human narcissism, the space race is motivated by it's militarily strategic importance.

Outside of a black swan event, humanity is not ever getting off this rock in any colonial capacity.

Space, it turns out, is a really shitty fucking place for life.

Elon's Mars fantasy is a red herring.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
But if Twitter allows radicals, the moderates will leave.

Any shareholder would agree that the choice is clear - ban the radicals.

This is a private company and they are exercising their free market rights.

Maybe you think this is wrong, and the government should interfere by forcing Twitter to publish all content.

Well, good luck with that.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
It's strange how we immediately take pride in stuff we had nothing to do with just because we identify in some way with the developers/creators.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
I understand you wish things to be one way.

In my opinion, bigotry in mainstream public discourse is never going to happen. It's a feature of capitalism and why you won't see gas vans as long as we remain a capitalist society.

But don't let me dissuade you from advocating for your beliefs.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
I've seen what they post when they're "speaking their mind"

It almost always devolves into "jokes" about getting state approval to shoot immigrants, refugees, minorities in open ranges, or providing "helicopter rides" - a reference to dropping people from helicopters.

This is what currently unifies the right wing of US politics.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
Whether or not all populations on Earth are mixing enough to prevent speciation remains to be seen. But the process begins with the kind of mutations documented in the article.
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
Speciation is an ongoing process and it's happening right now in the human population.

https://news.sky.com/story/human-microevolution-sees-more-pe...
_opc6
·6 лет назад·discuss
Capitalism requires liberalism. Illiberalism just doesn't make sense when profit is the question.

In a capitalist system, we're a liberal society because we _have to_ be. Don't take my word for it, read some John Locke - the Father of Liberalism.