Why I am deeply alarmed by reddit censorship

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[–]magnora7 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

In terms of the internet specifically, I think part of it is that the barrier to access for things like internet forums has become so low that there's literally lots of 8 year olds talking on the forums, whereas 20 years ago, most people online were at least highschool or older and it was a little hard to figure out so you had to be somewhat smart and capable to get there in the first place. Whereas now they can give a baby a phone with a reddit app installed and they can post. The internet used to be filled with geeks, because those were the only people who cared enough to figure it out. Now it's so ubiquitous you can sneeze and accidentally post on the internet

[–]oneinchterror 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Cheap smartphones and their consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There have been a lot of benefits to it as well. Just like every other tool, humanity is going to have to learn how to use it correctly and in a beneficial way. Right now we're all toddlers with cellphones, mesmerized by the shiny apps. Some day we will grow up and use it like the tool it is, but we're going to have to make the missteps first to learn what not to do