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I think these ought to be tempered with the knowledge of how such systems invariably end up being used for the transfer of child abuse imagery, and other abhorrent stuff. I'm not saying you should abandon decentralisation efforts if that's your thing, I'm just saying don't expect the world to flock to (or praise) what you create. Censorship resistance is not seen as a universal good. > Of course people are going to g…
> I'm not saying you should abandon decentralisation efforts if that's your thing [...] Isn't not being controlled by the whim of a single corporation/government everyone's thing? Or the ability to be your own free person whose actions are not thwarted by a petty desire or ulterior motive? Of course, in times of relative stability, people are sometimes lulled into thinking this is not and cannot be compromised in any…
That's a very exaggerated and polarised way to look at the question of decentralised social media.
> I argue that inability to destroy abhorrent stuff is likewise not universally viewed as the ultimate evil, though.
Clearly, you're here making the argument.