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by phpisthebest 1290 days ago
>>To think of it differently, we have to acknowledge we have a problem before we can fix it.

That is the thing, outside of mass censorship it is unsolvable problem

You either allow people to speak freely, in which case misinformation will spread, and emotions will be harmed. or you restrict speech eliminating the very concept of free expression

There is no utopia to be found here

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> That is the thing, outside of mass censorship it is unsolvable problem

Completely agree there. edit: Or rather, that it's an unsolved problem. I misread `able` for `ed`

> You either allow people to speak freely, in which case misinformation will spread, and emotions will be harmed. or you restrict speech eliminating the very concept of free expression > There is no utopia to be found here

Yes, those are the current available options. I'm not questioning that.

I'm challenging your assertion that we're capable. More specifically, saying we must acknowledge that we're not capable. We must acknowledge and identify the problem.