Because deplatforming works. Because tolerating intolerance eventually results in the tolerant being extinguished.

If I’m hosting a party and there’s a Nazi on my front lawn, I don’t care if I and my guests can mute them, block them, whatever. I’m going to get rid of them. I don’t want new guests seeing them when they arrive. I don’t want every single person to have to be exposed to the Nazis first before they can then block them out. I don’t want the Nazis to exist at all. Nazis don’t deserve to exist. We went to war to kill Nazis and I’d vote to do it again if I could.

It’s our house. Our community. No. Fucking. Nazis. No toxicity. We don’t have to suffer them to exist.

Before I block you I’ll be kind and make one genuine attempt to help you learn:

Just like nobody is required to invite someone into their home, nobody is required to listen to someone either. And nobody is required to let them loiter on their property (the server) and act like a douche to their guests (the users).

They are facing the consequences of their actions. People don’t like them and instead of considering why that might be and adjusting, you simply complain that people are kicking them out of the party.

They are not owed an audience. They do not have a right to be heard.

Edit: request to be blocked granted

Ok this one made me chuckle

Oh look, he willfully distorts things too! Tell me about free speech next so I can complete my bingo card

I’ve only ever seen the term “feefees” used by people whining over facing the completely predictable consequences of their actions

You are missing the point. I am NOT saying that he isn’t using a dog whistle here. I am NOT saying this isn’t extremely thinly veiled threats. I am NOT giving him the benefit of the doubt.

I am saying that this particular instance is a weak example by comparison to some of the far worse things he has said, and headlines that deliberately exclude context to make it sound worse than it would with the full quote do more harm than good. I am saying that it distracts from the much more easily defensible criticisms, by inviting pedantic arguments and cries of unfairness.

You are literally the person I’m trying to communicate with: Stop making it easy for people to derail the conversation. Stop making it easy for moderates to buy into the “democrats are manipulative too” song and dance. Please. It does us no good

Nani the fuck did you just fucking iimasu about watashi, you chiisai bitch desuka? Watashi’ll have anata know that watashi graduated top of my class in Nihongo 3, and watashi’ve been involved in iroirona Nihongo tutoring sessions, and watashi have over sanbyaku perfect test scores. Watashi am trained in kanji, and watashi is the top letter writer in all of southern California. Anata are nothing to watashi but just another weeaboo. Watashi will korosu anata the fuck out with vocabulary the likes of which has neber meen mimasu’d before on this continent, mark watashino fucking words. Anata thinks that anata can get away with hanashimasing that kuso to watashi over the intaaneto? Omou again, fucker. As we hanashimasu, watashi am contacting watashino secret netto of otakus accross the USA, and anatano IP is being traced right now so you better junbishimasu for the ame, ujimushi. The ame that korosu’s the pathetic chiisai thing anata calls anatano life. You’re fucking shinimashita’d, akachan."

Please, my fellow democrats, I beg that we pick our battles better. This was said in a context that pretty clearly was referencing the impact of a trade war with China. He was talking about car manufacturing in Mexico and tariffs and how it will impact the American economy. There are plenty of quotes where the dog whistle is clear as day. This is not the right example to use when having this argument

Yeah I imagine they probably would.

Maybe do a simple Google search next time? They ARE using it. It’s getting a ton of investment from them.

Also it’s over three decades. Bitcoin wasn’t the first. They just popularized a specific type of blockchain

OK but there are actually great uses for blockchain that are completely disconnected from anything you typically see

For example, banks may begin using blockchain for maintaining their internal ledgers. It will help solve a ton of issues around reconciling the transactions from all over the globe

Blockchain has reasonable uses. Really good ones. Crypto and nft bros just completely ruined the image of it

EDIT: I love all the comments demonstrating how little people understand about blockchain. Bitcoin was not the first blockchain, nor is its design the only type of blockchain. Assuming that all blockchain looks like the crypto/nft paradigm is just showing your ignorance.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5nzx4/what-was-the-first-blockchain

Good. They deserve the support. And unfortunately these companies have already dealt with harassment from these lunatics and can provide useful guidance on how to handle them.

I really hope none of their staff are scared away from the industry, even though they have every right to be under the circumstances.

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