Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Arelor
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Mon May 05 2025 19:40:00

-=> Arelor wrote to Gryphon <=-

 Ar> Well, I think the platform matters because some platforms are fully
 Ar> operated by censors.

 Ar> See, if I write a Dovenet review about an RPG book and critizise it for
 Ar> pushing political points that are shoehorned into it, some people might
 Ar> be angry and argue my review is trash. **And that is fine**. Talking
 Ar> only to people you agree with is boring after a while and you don't get
 Ar> to learn much.

You are so right on this! I think BBS people are thicker skinned, and
worst case just don't read it! The general public and 'social media
people' don't have that skill...

And your last point - echo chambers reinforce. I WANT someome to challenge
my beliefs. It let's me either learn that I'm not as right as I thought
I was, or I learn that even in the face of disention I am firmly rooted.
Win/Win

 Ar> However, you post the same review on RPGnet and you get banned, they
 Ar> create a thread about why you got banned and how cool it is you got
 Ar> banned. The place is dying for a reason.

Is that a forum or reddit or what? I don't 'hang out' on either, but I 
do enjoy RPG's! :-) Having a Christian worldview means my views are not
really welcome in the modern RPG space... No, I don't go attacking, but
as you inferred, disagreement means you are evil.

 Ar> Communication systems without global banning authorities are a godsend.
 Ar> They make a total difference. They will never achieve mass appeal again
 Ar> because regular people can't take the heat and will rather have the Ban
 Ar> Police take their freedom in exchange for saving them from imaginary
 Ar> threats, just like in real life. This does not mean we can't use them
 Ar> ourselves.

Great point! I regularly talk to people that are willing to give up
personal freedom for the 'safety' of society. Problem is when society
is not truly free, you're not truly safe either.


.... I'm being held prisoner in a chocolate factory.  Don't send help.
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