Comment by thirdsun
5 years ago
Of course it's not that one-sided. Let's not forget that the same technology that provides a safe haven for toaster fuckers also enables people with more sane, progressive yet equally niche ideas to find like-minded peers and escape the problematic offline environments and tribalism they may have been brought up in.
Sure, it's a double-edged sword, but that doesn't mean the comment you're replying to is wrong.
Continuing the analogy, it comes down to the impossibility that such tools only be used for good. We can't approach 100% without draconian censorship, but we can probably get to 90% with better education. Apparently we're currently around 50%.
Of course not. I just wanted to provide a glimpse on the other side of that coin.