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Cloud flare CEO just wanted responsibility for the whole thing to rest on his shoulders to protect the principles of free speech that he believes in. A la the dark knight.

I agree, so take action against that specific man, and take action because he was responsible for an act of violence. If ten people standing in a row have an idea, you cannot destr…

A free society can be nice as well! "nice" and "free" are not symmetrical concepts. Being nice but not free works for today, but has no guarantee of working for tomorrow. Being fre…

Thanks for these choice quotes. I completely agree for the need for boundaries, but I think we've done a most excellent job of setting them! The current boundary is speech that imm…

This is where the analogy breaks down though. If we reach a place where the internet itself is fragmented, then I will no longer be able to access trash like the Daily Stormer, and…

> engaging, at all, legitimizes the notion that this type of idea is up for debate. It's not. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without acceptin…

I made a list of interesting introductory articles here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14982781 The best one is: Bayes theorem: http://arbital.com/p/bayes_rule_guide

Let's say you're right. I'd think that isolating this group is a poor strategy. Look at terrorist camps in Pakistan where children are indoctrinated from a young age with radical i…

We are NOT fighting the people here, we're fighting the ideas. I don't think we should ever forget this.

Sure, fire is good when you're dealing with them roaches, but kill them as you will, does nothing for the ideas, which sunlight is good for. Yes, the US actually does have excellen…

It is very important to distinguish something like Facebook blocking an account / Medium taking down a blog from a domain registrar refusing to cooperate. You are free to create a …

Here's some relevant reading On the topic of monkeys: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mvxgwa/from-dragons-to-fo... A transexual speaking of genders as a rainbow: https://www.you…

Is this a reliable source?

It is very important to distinguish something like Facebook blocking an account / Medium taking down a blog from a domain registrar refusing to cooperate. You are free to create a …

Not only is there a question of where to draw the line, but also of who draws it.

This is my favourite addiction talk. Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs

What about the MANUFACTURERS of cigarettes? And while we're at it, what about junk food? Take cigarettes. Even if you argue that people ought to be able to make and buy and smoke c…

Hmm.... I understand that you reference the overlap, and distinction between biology and psycology. Let's say you have a new born child. Since there is so much overlap between men …

My apologies. Comment was low effort and not clear enough on the point it was making. To substantiate that comment: http://yudkowsky.net/rational/the-simple-truth/ What powers shou…

I mean, 90% is bigger than 90% of the other numbers. Like 40% for instance. What is truth when you have a gun to your head.

If you're doing pure math, it's FAR more objective who's good at it and who isn't. Also, people do it for interest, and not for status or the money, so it's less political.

Thanks for your reply. I rarely get a chance to learn from someone who feels so passionately about these issues. These range of conditions are interesting, we are truly a varied sp…

This is the worst damaging consequence of this whole charade. The words themselves no longer have any meaning. - "Man" is to no longer define any category except for people who sel…

> So what? Which is to say, what are we to do with not just the conclusions of the memo but also its implications? Two things: 1. You can detect asymmetries in the nurturing part o…