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My unpopular opinion: Banning Trump will lead neither to an era of censorship on tech platforms, nor to better content moderation.
There is no slippery slope, and tech’s actions do not reflect “left vs right” or a backlash by “the powers that be” or any such thing.
There is no slippery slope, and tech’s actions do not reflect “left vs right” or a backlash by “the powers that be” or any such thing.
Rather, the Omega Event is that a user (Trump) used their platforms to do something they never expect a user to be able to do:
Incite an insurrection to stop the lawful and orderly transfer of power in the world’s most powerful democracy.
Incite an insurrection to stop the lawful and orderly transfer of power in the world’s most powerful democracy.
Remember that had he succeeded, it would have been the end of American democracy as we know it.
Tech depends on the continued existence of the United States being, however imperfectly, a democratic nation of laws.
Tech depends on the continued existence of the United States being, however imperfectly, a democratic nation of laws.
Its system of laws and freedoms is what allows tech, especially social media platforms, to grow and thrive: they were responding to an immediate, existential threat.
It had nothing to do with free speech, or agreeing/disagreeing with your politics, so stop freaking out / don’t get too excited.
The fact that they continue to take action against other people who support the insurrection is merely them making SURE that this threat is ended.
The fact that they continue to take action against other people who support the insurrection is merely them making SURE that this threat is ended.
Remember that they took no action until the threat was immediate. They had HOPED that the American people would simply vote him out (or in), like every other president.
When a nation is invaded, the peace-loving farmer may take up arms and become a vicious killer. Afterwards, he returns to his peaceful life on the farm, because his Omega Event required him to kill in order to protect it.
This was an Omega Event, where the Constitution was literally about to be violated.
It was act or die. Tech companies don't thrive in countries where the loser of an election can take power through a coup.
It was act or die. Tech companies don't thrive in countries where the loser of an election can take power through a coup.
There is no need to fret:
Omega Events don’t mean your old systems aren’t worthwhile or about to be destroyed. It just means it is time to synthesize a new system from first principles.
Omega Events don’t mean your old systems aren’t worthwhile or about to be destroyed. It just means it is time to synthesize a new system from first principles.
The past year has revealed many uncomfortable and surprising truths to ALL of us.
The only sustainable new order will be the one that fearlessly confronts all of them and synthesizes a newly coherent worldview.
The only sustainable new order will be the one that fearlessly confronts all of them and synthesizes a newly coherent worldview.
