Some prefer those restrictions and, after seeing some "special" replies, I can't blame anyone. Freedom also means the right to choose some fences.
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users can still mute and curate their own experiences
Yes, but it's difficult when you're the only one who doesn't see a reply and the consequences/discussions that resulted from that post.
For example, I was looking at the replies received by Peter Todd when he wrote about Ukraine's defence against Russia, from a pro-Ukraine point of view. From people asking how they can find Peter to kill him, "because he's in the open", to how they can't wait to see the kids in Ukraine dead and so on.
Now let's imagine that there's a woman, or a young woman, who had those opinions and imagine what extra elements would be in those replies/conversations. That's why I said that I can't judge someone who chooses fences.
Does it suck to see things that we disagree with or find offensive? Maybe. But maybe we should curate stronger minds and learn to control our reactions.
If we're triggered by something, generally that means there's something there worth exploring (within ourselves)
Putting up fences just let's us avoid doing that work on ourselves that could be beneficial to us
Words cannot hurt us, and the practice of countering poor communication makes us more resilient and free
Just a counter point to consider..
What counterpoint?! 🤣😂 I'm saying that I don't judge people who want fences. The counterpoint would be to judge them. 🤣😂
Out of all the shit, you decide to bring up PedoTodd who's at the same time pro-Ukraine and pro Palestine genocide?
Yeah, let's proceed with blocking what others can see too. You sure you are at the right place here? 😂