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It does mention that left-leaning users are twice as likely to block, unfriend or hide those posting political content they do not like: > Liberals are the mos

It does mention that left-leaning users are twice as likely to block, unfriend or hide those posting political content they do not like: > Liberals are the most likely to have taken each of these steps to block, unfriend, or hide. In all, 28% of liberals have blocked, unfriended, or hidden someone on SNS because of one of these reasons, compared with 16% of conservatives and 14% of moderates.

chillwaves 6y ago
Is it that one party is more likely to be offended or that one party is likely to be more offensive?
- bezmenov 6y ago
  Self-proclaimed moderates block, unfriend and hide the least, so that would suggested left-leaning users are more likely to be offended.
- schemy 6y ago
  What's the difference? Offense is in the mind of the offendee not the offender. Liberals in NY and SF have taken being offended to an art form I hadn't seen since old church ladies got angry when you didn't say H-E-double hokey stick.
  - chillwaves 6y ago
    I don't practice moral relativism, and that is likely outside the scope of this discussion. My point is, it's not just a difference of opinion when a group of people promote racist, neo-Nazi views (alt-right), or peddle in conspiracy theories (Qanon). Are we just going to ignore the significant presence of these groups on Twitter? There's a reason why people are blocking and it's not merely disagreement. One side treats the other differently but not for the reasons being presented.
    - schemy 6y ago
      >My point is, it's not just a difference of opinion when a group of people promote racist, neo-Nazi views (alt-right), or peddle in conspiracy theories (Qanon). Opinion: A thought or belief about something or someone [0] If racism and conspiracy theories aren't thoughts or beliefs about something or someone what do you think they are? [0] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opinion https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opinion
      - jlokier 6y ago
        They said "it's not just a difference of opinion", not "it's not an opinion".
        schemy 6y ago
        What is it a difference of then? Shoe size?
  - msla 6y ago
    If one side is transmit-only and never actually reads anything except keywords from the accounts they follow, and the other side is attempting to limit the amount of useless spew in their lives, that would explain the asymmetry.

chillwaves 6y ago

Is it that one party is more likely to be offended or that one party is likely to be more offensive?

bezmenov 6y ago
Self-proclaimed moderates block, unfriend and hide the least, so that would suggested left-leaning users are more likely to be offended.
schemy 6y ago
What's the difference? Offense is in the mind of the offendee not the offender. Liberals in NY and SF have taken being offended to an art form I hadn't seen since old church ladies got angry when you didn't say H-E-double hokey stick.
- chillwaves 6y ago
  I don't practice moral relativism, and that is likely outside the scope of this discussion. My point is, it's not just a difference of opinion when a group of people promote racist, neo-Nazi views (alt-right), or peddle in conspiracy theories (Qanon). Are we just going to ignore the significant presence of these groups on Twitter? There's a reason why people are blocking and it's not merely disagreement. One side treats the other differently but not for the reasons being presented.
  - schemy 6y ago
    >My point is, it's not just a difference of opinion when a group of people promote racist, neo-Nazi views (alt-right), or peddle in conspiracy theories (Qanon). Opinion: A thought or belief about something or someone [0] If racism and conspiracy theories aren't thoughts or beliefs about something or someone what do you think they are? [0] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opinion https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opinion
    - jlokier 6y ago
      They said "it's not just a difference of opinion", not "it's not an opinion".
      - schemy 6y ago
        What is it a difference of then? Shoe size?
- msla 6y ago
  If one side is transmit-only and never actually reads anything except keywords from the accounts they follow, and the other side is attempting to limit the amount of useless spew in their lives, that would explain the asymmetry.