Sam Harris deletes patreon account after platform boots conservatives
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What was he on there for, anyway? Or them? Isn't that for supporting artists?
He has on more than one occasion talked or written about buddhism and how that line of thinking is far more beneficial to mankind than say islamic or christian fundamentalism.
He seems to be also ferociously anti trump for what it's worth. He doesn't seem to be anywhere near right wing in almost any political issue as far as I can tell. He seems to be against authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism, theocracy, political correctness, extremism left or right, etc, etc.
Alas, he seems to be often smeared by (radical) leftist types because, I'm not actually sure why. Perhaps his critics just can't process what is being said by the author and are always looking at angles and motivations that just aren't there or have decided that they know the motivation better than the author.
Spoilers: I gave him a dollar on his website, once, to get the exclusive content in perpetuity.
Or collateral damage in the glorious Social Justice War?
I suspect that the social justice enforcement officers at Patreon are calling the shots, and the people making decisions about the business are powerless to oppose because their jobs are on the line.
It's all about virtue signalling. They're signalling the wrong virtues though. If they don't fix their internal culture they'll run themselves into the ground soon enough.
edit: also note top comment in this thread is flagged, whatever that means in these days.