> Fried also said that controversial discussions are a “major distraction” and aren’t “healthy.”
That's a troubling statement right there. Difficult discussions aren't healthy? Real discussion is something that is sorely lacking in modern times, particularly in modern times.
The reason for it is that many people these days don't seem to be mature enough to realise that other people might disagree with their views for very valid reasons and are not sure how to handle that difference. The default social media response is to silence and dehumanise those with which you disagree, to call them fascists, racists or whatever *-ist they think might stick. It's why we have such polarised politics now, nobody really wants to listen to different perspectives.
What we need is *more* discussion of the productive kind and less of the "you're a fascist arsehole" kind.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
