Iām not making any claims either way about that. Iām just pointing out (contra Matthew) that it is clearly not āirrelevant spamā. Your objections are substantive, not procedural. Folks who want to censor views they find offensive should be honest about what theyāre doing, not pretend that theyāre just filtering out viagra ads.
I think it is irrelevant, and in every context where Iāve seen it presented as āon topicā in EA, the connection between it and any positive impact was simplistic to the point of being imaginary, while at the same time promoting dangerous viewsājust like in the post you quoted.
Iām not making any claims either way about that. Iām just pointing out (contra Matthew) that it is clearly not āirrelevant spamā. Your objections are substantive, not procedural. Folks who want to censor views they find offensive should be honest about what theyāre doing, not pretend that theyāre just filtering out viagra ads.
I think it is irrelevant, and in every context where Iāve seen it presented as āon topicā in EA, the connection between it and any positive impact was simplistic to the point of being imaginary, while at the same time promoting dangerous viewsājust like in the post you quoted.