John said:
... Social disaprobation, then, can be a form of squelching, but only if one
buys into it. And if one does (and I have) then is that really a force applied
by others? Or a choice I make myself? I'd say it's a choice I make myself.
But then, I'm human, and it's what humans normally do. We pay attention to the
social signals we consider significant. I consider ..opinions significant, by
my own choice and thus I accuse him of squelching debate, which is blaming him
for my choices and unfair.
dmb says:
Wow. That's surprising and even a bit impressive. It's courageous to take
responsibility and correct to say it's unfair to do otherwise.
Plus we really don't want social concerns to have any real power in a place
like this. That would be a form of corruption because it's supposed to be all
about the intellectual quality. Not that it's wrong to make friends of course,
but that shouldn't be a factor in deciding which ideas are accepted or not. So
don't buy into it.
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