Fascinating dynamic unfolding across Mastodon: instances are dividing into two ideological factions: safe speech, and free speech.
The safe speech instances are likely to start sharing domain-level blocklists (like Adblock but for speech) in the near future, to "curb harassment".
The free speech instances legitimately don't seem to care, and so far, have held much more interesting, substantive and intellectual conversations than the safe speech zones.
What can you expect from me? Free speech.
@wogan It's very weird to hear “allowing harrasment and discrimination” described as “free speech”.
Free speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences, doesn't mean you are entitled to say anything anywhere anywhen, and doesn't mean others are forced to listen to you.
(Also, when the only thing you have to say about your discourse is that it's not illegal for you to have it, well...)
@wogan Oh, I guess I must have misunderstood you then.
What did you have in mind re: “safe speech” vs. “free speech” ?
@kellerfuchs Priorities.
Safe speech = The priority is to make sure everyone feels included, welcome, and safe, and that they can share things about themselves without facing criticism or ridicule.
Free speech = With few limitations, every topic is on the table. Ideas (not people) can and should be interrogated, picked apart, and thoroughly understood, even if the process makes some people feel uncomfortable.
Broadly, that.
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There's two that prioritize safe spaces.
social.heldsca.la
unsafe.space
There's two that prioritize free speech.
continued:
social.heldsca.la: does not exist
unsafe.space: "a safe space for dangerous ideas"
Typo, sorry.
And what's your point with unsafe.space? My argument is precisely that they prioritize free speech over safe speech. Literally in their name.
@wogan @kellerfuchs They make it clear that their priority is in fact to provide a safe space for "unsafe speech." Which is directly at odds with the idea that said ideologies should be interrogated, picked apart, and thoroughly debunked, even if that makes them uncomfortable.
social.heldscal.la doesn't have an about page or rules, so I wouldn't know what they prioritize. However, the content seems to be mostly bitching about safe spaces.
Still waiting for your point. You said I presented a "false dichotomy", in an environment that adds brand new instances every day. Through the sheer force of time I will eventually be able to yield an instance that does exactly what I predicted re free speech.
So what's your actual argument here?
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