Lately I see a lot of calls do have specific instances defederated for a particular subset of reasons:

  • Don’t like their content
  • Dont like their political leaning
  • Dont like their free speech approach
  • General feeling of being offended
  • I want a safe space!
  • This instance if hurting vulnerable people

I personally find each and every one of these arguments invalid. Everybody has the right to live in an echo chamber, but mandating it for everyone else is something that goes a bit too far.

Has humanity really developed into a situation where words and thoughts are more hurtful than sticks and stones?

Edit: Original context https://slrpnk.net/post/554148

Controversial topic, feel free to discuss!

  • Hastur@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    1 year ago

    Boycotts as individual decisions yes. Boycotts as institutional warfare (top to bottom) are not.

    • emergencycall@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      You became part of a server which boycotts other servers when you made the individual decision to create an account here

      • Hastur@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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        1 year ago

        As far as I’m aware (which doesn’t mean much) I haven’t seen any boycott this instance based on “I dislike opinions expressed elsewhere, let’s defederate them”. If you can provide examples I’m happy to look into it and change my mind.