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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
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I'm sorry, we covered this five pages ago. Please read the thread and resubmit your query.
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Read your defense of using the Internet and found it lacking. As the backbone of the internet has companies that take Redits money, google allows searches of Redit and makes money from directing people to it. Shaws user base pay shaw to access Reddit and shaw allows people to access the Vile sub forums of Reddit. So many companies that you likely use directly or indirectly make a profit from Reddit. So through one more degree of separation you still support Reddit despite never going to the site.
Also when looking at the Internet itself you have to recognize that it has greatly enhanced the ability of people to share and disceminate all manner of vile content. If you disband the internet that content would be much less accessible to people. But that is not practical so the real question is does the internet provide more good than harm. That answer is obviously yes. So its use is reasonable. So the question must also be asked on Redit, does it provide more harm than good on balance. Does pushing these groups to a darker corner of the internet help or having them in public groups accessible by law enforcement actually shed light on perpatrators? Having not actual ventured beyond redits front page does redit allow private redits? I think like all things you must evaluate the benefit and the cost.
A final question, to you look at redit sourced or derived content? For example the funny pictures thread is essentially redit sourced as well as numorous news stories here. How many degrees of separation do you keep from them.