Yes on reddit, yes it has part of the negatives of social media, but so does any medium that invites open/free/equal discussion.
Yes we may have to make up rules as we go so it doesn’t deteriorate, but let’s make them together. I say rational arguments and discussion following rational explanations, not characterization of the person saying something, but critical scrutiny of what is being said.
I propose that once an argument, idea, proposal has been made public it is not private property of the person/group that presented it. It belongs to all of us. Some who see it reasonable can further support it with rational arguments, some who see it as wrong can equally explain why. Not because it came from the person that brought it, but for its content alone. Continue reading