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  • Invitations and referrals do carry liability. However, I would say that if you have a differing opinion, others attack with little regard. The “mob mentality” is inert and affluent in social media. Then you are left to defend your differing viewpoint, leaving a trail of more dissenting comments which are also attacked to the nth degree. I honestly thought this federated experiment would be different. I was wrong.



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    5 months ago

    We may not all think alike or obtain the same Linux ISOs. I am okay with that and feel we all should be okay with differing opinions and viewpoints, especially in a secular society.

    I defended the comedian Dave Chapelle and questioned the term “toxic masculinity” in 2 posts which lead to a long (and apparently scrutinized) comment history.














  • Public cancellation costs people their jobs, livelihoods, and even their lives because a sensitive, loud, and naive sub section of the population felt “triggered” by someone else’s right to free speech. This, in turn, makes others wary of the things they say and inhibits their free speech.

    People are presumed guilty without due process and are forced to grovel and apologize for otherwise meaningless acts which elevated the anxieties of the super sensitive. This is a witch hunt and has happened before in the US in Salem and during the McCarthy era. Both periods are seen as sore spots in our history.

    This is convenient when your opinion is with the majority. It a threat and unsustainable when your opinion is no longer the majority opinion.

    “Full stop”.