OrphanWilde comments on The Fable of the Burning Branch - Less Wrong

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Comment author: OrphanWilde 08 February 2016 09:04:10PM 13 points [-]

That's what the downvote system is for, and it is working perfectly fine. Moderation is for abusive behaviors.

As for Richard, if he's going to be offended that a heavily-downvoted post exists, well, good riddance. You want a good culture, it doesn't start by putting the Heckler's Veto on a shrine and worshipping it.

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 February 2016 10:23:03PM 1 point [-]

I don't think Richard is the only one driven away by posts like this. In general people who are willing to have their public identities linked to this website are more likely driven away because they don't want to be associated with that kind of content. It furthermore produces a climate unwelcoming to women.

Comment author: TheAltar 08 February 2016 10:40:46PM *  3 points [-]

After a certain point, no one wants to be associated with all the content + comments occurring and everyone generally feels unwelcome and judged. This is the worst case scenario for a discussion and a very strong reason to not have political discourse here.