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Scott Jenson on Nostr: nprofile1q…qv9vp Thank you for that thoughtful reply. I certainly agree that there ...


Thank you for that thoughtful reply. I certainly agree that there could be that 'dogwhistle issue' and I'd like to steer as far from that as possible. It certainly wasn't my intent.

Also, let's agree this is a complex topic. There are clearly toxic ideas that we agree as a community we don't want. It's hard to define, but we should try to do it nonetheless.

But let's take people that want to talk about AI. I chose this example because it is such a lightning rod (not that I personally support it) There are clearly toxic AI bros. But, there are also open source people working on local models that are ethical and sustainable. Are they allowed here?

Looking at the comments to my post, it's clear they are not. That is the higher level point I'm trying to make. Some topics aren't toxic, they are just controversial. But we have a culture that simplistically drives them out.