Strypey on Nostr: This is the strongest part of Platformer's criticism of #SubStack. One can argue that ...
This is the strongest part of Platformer's criticism of #SubStack. One can argue that hosting writing most people find unsavoury, and even making money from doing so, is desirable. In democracies that value protecting minorities from the tyranny of the majority. But recent history has taught us that showing people unsavoury writing they're not even looking for is a recipe for trouble.
I don't want people coming to a platform to read my work, then being told 'you might also like Nazis!'
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