Corona virus, China major city lockdowns, etc.

[Niya]

You keep ignoring what you said. It's becoming comical.



Now it's a slow process.

Yea I can see how what I'm said is confusing. I didn't express it clearly. Let me see if I can make it clear what I was trying to say.

I was talking about the moderation of discussion and whether or not people should be silenced for dissenting or controversial views. When I said dumb ideas would be quickly revealed, I was thinking about really dumb ideas that most people would agree would be dumb. I was trying to say that even really ridiculous ideas should not be moderated out of the conversation because if they are indeed that stupid, everyone would just dogpile onto it and ridicule it right out of the conversation very quickly. In my view this is preferable to having a moderator just stop the discussion. This is what my thoughts were when I wrote that.

Now when it comes to ideas that are not outright outlandish, this is the slow process. It can become a back-and-forth that may go on for years. These are the real fruitful discussions that need to be allowed to happen.

One of my personal flaws is an inability to completely express my thoughts as written word. I apologize for that and I will make an effort to be more careful with how my thoughts translate into actual words. It's something still I'm learning how to do. I have so many thoughts in my head, a lot of which I can't even say because if I use the wrong words, it could lead to a lot of misunderstandings. The ability to convert my thoughts into a series of easily digestible and unambiguous statements is not a talent I have so bear with me.