Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 17:52:46 07/23/00
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On July 23, 2000 at 16:59:27, Ratko V Tomic wrote: >>> I suppose, the next step from >>> the hypersensitive self-esteem protectors here will be to >>> demand abandoning tournament score keeping for amateur >>> programs to protect the self-esteem of the programmers. Then >>> the love, harmony and happiness will reign on the CCC. >> >> I haven't seen any application of this. > >If one wanted to pursue such censorship, one would need >to prepare the grounds first -- by elevating the self-esteem (of >selected members) above the free expression of a judgment/view, >reasoning and the supporting facts, thus one would advocate >censoring posts which may undermine this selected self-esteem. >Once everyone gets used to these priorities, the do-gooding urge >which initiated them will not vanish but will inexorably keep >nudging toward their utopia: the state of maximized self-esteem >(deserved or otherwise) and minimized threat to it. Who's coordinating this effort, and what is the final purpose to be?
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