Comment Re:This is the whole problem (Score 2) 122
I didn't say that I am the arbiter of all things good and bad. I merely pointed out that when there was something to lose by publishing nonsense or worse, there was a lot less of it around. Now there's nothing to lose, so people say whatever dumb or malicious thing comes to mind.
Yes, each of us has to decide which posts are good and which are bad, but the problem is that too many stupid people are unable to do so accurately, hence pizza-gate, etc. Antisocial media is inherently anticivilization. It caters to and amplifies malevolence and stupidity over reason and benevolence.
Stupid/bad people deserve to live comfortable, healthy lives like everyone else, though some whose malevolence crosses the line to criminality may require punishment and rehabilitation. They should not be allowed to run things because they are stupid/bad and will muck it up, a classic example is the person currently sitting in the oval office (and many in the house, senate, and supreme court). Those people should be encouraged to become educated, develop critical thinking skills, and learn the fundamentals of living in a civil society such as getting along with others who have different surnames and skin colors.