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The problem is that taking the thread in that direction is guaranteed to make the discussion useless, regardless of what opinion one starts with. A small number of people get furious with each other and everyone else rolls their eyes.

We don't need another eye-roller for the nth dozenth time.

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I agree, I was hesitant to mention it. It's hard not to bring it up though when Twitter includes one of the main participants in their council. In this case I thought it was relevant especially since Twitter really does censor related material.

I understand, but maybe it's a relevant detail we should still abstain from. Or maybe there's a way to bring it up that doesn't lead to flamewars, though I doubt it.

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