"the line between commonsense moderation and censorship grows hazy"
Not for me. If I believe your opinion is nonsense, I want it front and center so that readers can either see what I see, or convince me I'm wrong. And, yes, about a quarter of the time I change my mind.
Can't really agree with that sentiment. If I look at some other Substack pages (Bari Weiss and Matt Taibbi come to mind), the comments are so flooded with fringe-y, rage-filled comments it's difficult to get anything out of them.
That's the paradox of content moderation. If you leave things unmoderated, virtually any online community will turn into a sewer. But moderation against anything is a slippery slope towards a more manicured but more horrifying dystopia.
"the line between commonsense moderation and censorship grows hazy"
Not for me. If I believe your opinion is nonsense, I want it front and center so that readers can either see what I see, or convince me I'm wrong. And, yes, about a quarter of the time I change my mind.
Can't really agree with that sentiment. If I look at some other Substack pages (Bari Weiss and Matt Taibbi come to mind), the comments are so flooded with fringe-y, rage-filled comments it's difficult to get anything out of them.
That's the paradox of content moderation. If you leave things unmoderated, virtually any online community will turn into a sewer. But moderation against anything is a slippery slope towards a more manicured but more horrifying dystopia.
A paradox for sure. Far better a starting point than most others
Yes, I believe a paradox is what it is.