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		rolltiide on Dec 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Database of Fugitive Slave Ads Reveals Thousands... > I wonder if any of our current practices will be viewed as barbaric. Of course, but if you say which ones they are they'll be censored on all the consensus based websites like this one, since people won't agree.

lopmotr on Dec 18, 2019 [–]

I wouldn't say censorship, but yes, the Overton window is powerful. Currently, it heavily favors individual liberty at the expense of survival of the society or quality of life for future people.

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