02-28-2014, 01:24 AM
I guess what I'm confused about now is how exactly we're defining censorship?
I was thinking about it in a pretty strict sense, but I'm not really against people openly criticizing creations or diverting their money from projects that represent ideas they don't agree with. Saying people can't try to shame a game via text/speech is sort of like trading one form of censorship for another, yeah? So what exactly is it that you guys don't think people should do? Do you think this type of discouragement is bad?
I guess I see how it could be because it might freak creators out and make them keep with safe decisions so that people don't flip out on them. But at the same time, putting pressure on creators to try to be more responsible doesn't sound too bad.
I was thinking about it in a pretty strict sense, but I'm not really against people openly criticizing creations or diverting their money from projects that represent ideas they don't agree with. Saying people can't try to shame a game via text/speech is sort of like trading one form of censorship for another, yeah? So what exactly is it that you guys don't think people should do? Do you think this type of discouragement is bad?
I guess I see how it could be because it might freak creators out and make them keep with safe decisions so that people don't flip out on them. But at the same time, putting pressure on creators to try to be more responsible doesn't sound too bad.