It’s Facebook type censorship and echo chambers on steroids.
Complex questions are not solved with simple theories.
Discussion
What do you mean when you use the word “censorship”?
The question at hand should be whether the tools that we’re discussing are centralized or decentralized.
When you have control over the content that shows up on your feed, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Do you have a moral obligation to consume spam?
Some people might bear witness to the evils of central banking and incorrectly maintain that bitcoin is equally evil bc bitcoin is money, and money is the root of all evil. But they fail to appreciate that bitcoin != fiat.
Likewise, Alice’s decision not to consume content from Bob != government censorship.
Complex questions are not solved with simple theories.
No, no one should be forced to consume spam it otherwise.
In the other hand we’re programmed for echo chambers which can be very detrimental which we saw during the c19 governmental takeover.
What simple theory are you referring to?
Simple theories such as creating algos that block groups based on trusting others works.
We witnessed centralized takeover of the narrative during c19.
You’re correct that we need to beware echo chambers. To be honest, it’s a question I think about a lot as I try to envision tools to give us control over the content that we digest. The last thing I want is for everyone to run around building better echo chambers.
But what does that mean? What’s the difference between silencing a troll on the advice of your web of trust vs building an echo chamber?
Complex questions.
Very complex!
And perhaps on wrong that complex questions require complex answers.
Who are we to stop them If someone wants to live in an echo chamber?
Though, do we have the responsibility to create a more complex system, and shun simplicity, if there is there a better way?
If you want a simple theory that doesn’t solve a complex problem, here’s one: “censorship is evil,” without careful consideration of what does and does not constitute “censorship.”
If Alice decides not to consume Bob’s content, some might automatically say she has “censored” Bob. And we all know that “censorship is evil,” so … she’s done a bad thing, or something, according to our simple (but clearly misleading) theory.
I’d posit that nothing is inherently evil, but it’s the ramifications that determine the depth of the “evil.”