• Sybil@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    If anyone who down voted me reads this, please tell me why you did so that I may better understand how to communicate effectively.

    i like to reduce the visibility of malthusian ponderings.

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      11 months ago

      Hmm… I understand the desire for reducing the spread of damaging theories, but there also seems to be an element of burying one’s head in the sand to that approach. Wouldn’t it be more productive to explain logically and dispassionately what the problems with the thought processes are rather than ignore the problem?

      How does that approach build consensus to effect meaningful policy change?

      Simply ignoring the person’s position doesn’t convince them to vote differently.