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What most people here seem to forget, is once a social platform gains traction and especially attention from the main masses, it undoubtedly require checks and balances.

Predators, racism, gore, pedophilia, harassment, stalking and so on..

No matter how high you value security, these are matters that hurt real people today. If you attract the mainstream, you must deal with it.



Tradeoffs are made based on the likelihood and frequency of risks vs the perceived reward.

For example - we let people drive cars despite the frequency of deaths that happen in car accidents.


I am in favor of kicking children, teenagers, and people with vulnerable minds and mental illnesses off the Internet.

Then you won't have to make the decisions that most people suffer from.


Please don't kick people with mental illnesses off the internet. I barely have anyone to talk to as it is


Good one !


I don't think that post was made in jest.


The number of people with mental illness is estimated at over 20% of adults in the U.S.

I strongly doubt that was a joke.


And who gets to decide the membership of those groups? You?


If I'm going to take part in lawmaking, then yes, of course.

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