Agreed that we should ignore the object-level, so I’m doing my best to ignore it.
This argument sounds like it is saying we should ban such consensual actions and discussion as a society/nation, rather than a website. In that case, I’d respond with the usual reasons why banning the action is folly, and banning discussions that could lead to ‘a culture of X’ is madness. Mumble mumble free speech, free association, etc. But of course, I’d also defend someone’s right to advocate for such decisions.
On the website level, I don’t get that easy an out, but I want to be clear I wasn’t suggesting I was against discussion of or advocacy of punch bug. I just wish Duncan had hit upon a better rallying cry slash central point, think trying to make this a thing without checking with people first would be pretty bad, and think it’s really important that we let Benquo point out that there’s something dangerous and alarming here if he senses that (even if we don’t think he’s right).
Agreed that we should ignore the object-level, so I’m doing my best to ignore it.
This argument sounds like it is saying we should ban such consensual actions and discussion as a society/nation, rather than a website. In that case, I’d respond with the usual reasons why banning the action is folly, and banning discussions that could lead to ‘a culture of X’ is madness. Mumble mumble free speech, free association, etc. But of course, I’d also defend someone’s right to advocate for such decisions.
On the website level, I don’t get that easy an out, but I want to be clear I wasn’t suggesting I was against discussion of or advocacy of punch bug. I just wish Duncan had hit upon a better rallying cry slash central point, think trying to make this a thing without checking with people first would be pretty bad, and think it’s really important that we let Benquo point out that there’s something dangerous and alarming here if he senses that (even if we don’t think he’s right).