• banneryear1868@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I think it’s just a silly proposal that’s hardly worth debating so I can see why it appeals to someone like Nate Silver. The notion that you could control misinformation by removing certain writing styles from circulation is incredibly stupid. Plus on social media everyone is an opinion writer now.

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      10 months ago

      Calling it “silly” and “incredibly stupid” is not an argument. I’m not even sure how to respond to this.

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        10 months ago

        You’re wanting to restrict the styles of writing people can publish, it’s totalitarian in an absurd way.