I think it’s kind of weird that the bar is no longer “<0 karma” but “quick and thorough rejection”.
This doesn’t strike me as weird. It is reasonable that people would react strongly to information suggesting that a position enjoys moderate-to-considerable support in the community.
Let’s suppose someone posted content equivalent to the infamous Bostrom listserv message today. I doubt (m)any people of color would walk away feeling comfortable being in this community merely because the post ended up with <0 karma. Information suggesting moderate-to-considerable support in the community would be very alarming to them, and for good reason! They would want to see quick and thorough rejection, at a bare minimum, in order to feel safe here.
I’m not expressing a view that Mr. Parr’s posts were of the same nature as the listserv message containing the slur. Where they are on the continuum from appropriate content to listserv-equivalent is likely a crux for many in this conversation, so my point here is to illustrate that whether you think “<0 karma” is enough likely depends on where you place Mr. Parr’s posts on that continuum.
This doesn’t strike me as weird. It is reasonable that people would react strongly to information suggesting that a position enjoys moderate-to-considerable support in the community.
Let’s suppose someone posted content equivalent to the infamous Bostrom listserv message today. I doubt (m)any people of color would walk away feeling comfortable being in this community merely because the post ended up with <0 karma. Information suggesting moderate-to-considerable support in the community would be very alarming to them, and for good reason! They would want to see quick and thorough rejection, at a bare minimum, in order to feel safe here.
I’m not expressing a view that Mr. Parr’s posts were of the same nature as the listserv message containing the slur. Where they are on the continuum from appropriate content to listserv-equivalent is likely a crux for many in this conversation, so my point here is to illustrate that whether you think “<0 karma” is enough likely depends on where you place Mr. Parr’s posts on that continuum.