Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Jeff
From : boraxman
Date : Sat Jan 29 2022 13:11:57

 Je> Regulation and control... like banning people who refuse to follow the
 Je> rules? Remember when I said to hold that thought about people being cut
 Je> off from friends and family by being banned? Here we are. People don't
 Je> just get randomly banned. They get banned because the platforms are
 Je> exercising the regulation and control that you believe they should have.
 Je> 

Silicon Valley is quite ideological.  Government regulation is at least, in part, democratically controlled.  You have recourse, limited ability to change the form.

Private companies can decide to do what they like.  

 Je> I would argue that I "don't know better" because there is no "better."
 Je> To say that I don't agree with you because I "don't know better" is
 Je> rather condescending.
 Je> 

I wasn't referring to you, I was referring to people in general. 

 Je> This assumes that social mediais a problem. If social media is not a
 Je> problem, then this is irrelevant.
 Je> 

I think we are getting off track.  My argument is that social media is a poor form of inter-personal communcation and is likely a net negative.  Look at how it has influenced politics and discourse, you're happy with that outcome?

 Je> I don't know that mine will, either. It's never guaranteed.
 Je> 

No, but we owe it to them to do our best to give them a better world. 

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