arsCynic@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow to rid the Web of trolls, bad actors, misinformation, et cetera?message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareHow to rid the Web of trolls, bad actors, misinformation, et cetera?arsCynic@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareaaa999@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoim not trying to give out redemption arcs i wanna reduce the quantity of bad guys’ political activity and reduce the effectiveness of their remaining political activity
minus-squareAskewLord@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoand what if your actions just have the opposite effect? hostility breeds hostility. resentment breeds resentment. you’re shooting yourself in the foot to spite the other guy. just like they are doing. you are them.
im not trying to give out redemption arcs i wanna reduce the quantity of bad guys’ political activity and reduce the effectiveness of their remaining political activity
and what if your actions just have the opposite effect?
hostility breeds hostility. resentment breeds resentment.
you’re shooting yourself in the foot to spite the other guy. just like they are doing. you are them.