@realcaseyrollins Just found out after some digging that your mstdn.social account is taken down.
Is feddit.social safe? Since it's run by that same stux guy. I'm trying to find a #lemmy instance that's pro-freespeech but not too extremist
@vetharvester #Feddit's rules are definitely more lenient than dev.lemmy.ml, the only other #Lemmy instance I know of. Right now I'm only posting links to the site, so I'm guessing I probably won't cross any written (or unwritten) rules on the site. But some people aren't that happy with the software. Not sure why tho.
Probably when the project matures a bit, we can expect to see a #FreeSpeech instance.
@realcaseyrollins @vetharvester Personally I'm against banning words because that ignores the context. Better to just restrict speech which incites hatred. That really pisses off the snowflakes though because they're actually big offenders in that regard with their "stale pale male" slogans and so on.
@Korsier @vetharvester The definition of what exactly is hateful changes with the wind. Best to allow as much speech as possible.
@realcaseyrollins @vetharvester Incitement to hatred based on race, biological gender (male or female) or sexual orientation (gay or straight) is how I define it. Essentially innate and immutable individual characteristics.
Most everything else is open season as far as I'm concerned. But if you want to criticise capitalism or Christianity or certain politicians, then be prepared for us to hammer your bugbears too - socialism, wokeism, lgbtqiwtf, etc.
@Korsier @vetharvester I still wouldn't give hate speech powers to anyone. Not everyone is as fair and balanced as you are. Most definitions of hate speech are intolerant.
@realcaseyrollins @vetharvester That's the fundamental problem with "hate speech". As a concept it's far too open to the bias of the interpreter. In a democratic society, it's very important to be able to say things which are unpopular.
