On Apr 18, 2021, Jonathan Wakely via Gcc <gcc@gcc.gnu.org> wrote: > "Just ignore them" allows the trolls to dominate the discussion
*nod* That's why it's best to dissent politely, lest they incorrectly conclude their opinions are consensual, or majoritary, just because they've driven dissenters into silence. Violent emotional responses is what trolls of all alignments aim for. Let's not give them that. Let's not give them reasons to denounce censorship either. Let's dissent politely and kindly, without calling them names, whether trolls or jerks or crazy. Ad troll[i]um is a very popular fallacious argument these days, but it's just as logically unsound as other fallacies. The best answer to unwanted speech is not censorship, but rather more good speech. It's true that negotiating and settling with wildly different opinions requires more effort than having despotic powers to dictate the right answer. The community has made it clear what political model it prefers, so let's put that in practice, shall we? -- Alexandre Oliva, happy hacker https://FSFLA.org/blogs/lxo/ Free Software Activist GNU Toolchain Engineer Vim, Vi, Voltei pro Emacs -- GNUlius Caesar
