andersonnnunes
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[...] comments sections are not a zeitgeist of our culture, nor are they a populist reflection of public sentiment. Selection bias and the online disinhibition effect means that the voices of cruelty and hate will always reign, and the voices of reason will sink — or merely not post to begin with. As slanted cauldrons of hate, comments sections do not epitomize the Western ideal of "free speech" in any way. Time to end them.
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I think that removing comment sections won't matter, people will just post their comments on their preferred silos and bubbles.
Which is great, as I would rather deal with the disinhibition effect on full force than the inhibition effect that governamental institutions create with full force offline and online.
Link to the full article.
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I think that removing comment sections won't matter, people will just post their comments on their preferred silos and bubbles.
Which is great, as I would rather deal with the disinhibition effect on full force than the inhibition effect that governamental institutions create with full force offline and online.