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Comment by KarlKemp

4 years ago

This has existed since 2013[0]. If you haven't noticed it in nine years, how much did the world really need this?

[0]: https://deletionpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&offset...

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KarlKemp

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freedomben  4 years ago

I don't think that this being around 9 years and not being noticed has any bearing on whether the world needs this. There are plenty of things that you and I have no idea exist but nonetheless serve important functions.

yucky  4 years ago

I'm always amazed at how quickly we became a pro-censorship society. I always assumed it would take several generations.

  • hnlmorg  4 years ago

    Most people are pro-censorship. What people generally disagree on is what should be censored. Some find nudity offensive, for others it’s ideas.

    This is always been the case. Eg TV networks have guidelines on what they can and cannot air.

    If anything, the internet brought about an unprecedented lack of censorship. But that was only when it was a smaller community of individuals. The moment it snowballed, moderation was needed (whether that was on IRC, BBS or wherever).

mlyle  4 years ago

There's all kinds of things that I've wanted that I've not known where to find them. So telling people that something's been available really has no import on how much they want/need something.

IshKebab  4 years ago

There are a ton of things that were created years or decades before they became popular or useful. That's ridiculous logic.