[quote=@NuttsnBolts]
Since this came out today, I'd thought I'd share it:
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Rather powerful and compelling; it questions so much about people's right to free speech.
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Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. I didn't find that to be compelling or powerful. Maybe a tiny bit compelling.

They try to make a point about racists, misogynists, and all these other alleged discriminatory people, but at the same time manage to stereotype a frat bro and call him 'Chadwick'. Not the most effective way to make a point, it almost levels the entire video's meaning and subverts it by being a hypocrite through becoming what they're supposedly fighting against. At least, that's my take. Granted, it's one piece of the video, and a small one at that.

Is there a more poignant point to be looked at by analyzing the potential downsides of a Wild West Twitter where troll-slingers are shooting out verbal haymakers left and right, swiss-cheesing users with the bullet holes of their fully, genius wit-loaded e-rifles? Yeah, maybe.  

However, I'm of the school of thought where free speech is free speech; it is absolute outside of extremely specific circumstances like attempting to stoke a riot. Twitter shuts down accounts from both sides, and sometimes the reasons are legitimate, and other times they're utterly unwarranted. I'd rather have a truly neutral online space. Say what you want. Be a dick, and therefore someone else will be a dick back to you. 

If anything, a three strike policy of consistently provable and legitimate harassment would be my method of arbitrating a possible account suspension or outright ban. And, the jury would need to be diverse in their mode of thought for potential adjudication. 

Regardless, there's always going to be people who say stupid shit, and who try to start stupid shit. Just like you would in real life, you ignore them and move on with your day and your life. But if we're going to attempt to use Twitter trolls as an avenue to shut down alleged hate speech, inevitably we're going to be walking right up to the slippery slope of censorship.

That never ends well, for anyone.