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The University of Washington Should Not Censor Faculty Social Media

12 pointsby cjvover 5 years ago

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pmdulaneyover 5 years ago
Here&#x27;s a thought experiment. What if UW were to fire you if you ever said the F-word. (Not that they would, but play along.) If there were some device that could do some destructive interference and cause that word exiting your mouth to turn into silence, wouldn&#x27;t you rather have the device be used than lose your job?<p>My point being things are so crazy right now that the only alternative to censoring you is to fire you. Maybe you would prefer to be fired -- but most people depend on their jobs.