Comment on The oldest Minecraft server, MinecraftOnline, is being shut down by Microsoft
ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 3 days ago
I hate Microsoft but I also hate self-described “Libertarians” complaining about free speech because it usually means they want to spam slurs and white supremacist bullshit without pushback.
gnawmon@ttrpg.network 3 days ago
I replied to a comment like this somewhere else, so I’ll just paste this here
Take this with a grain of salt, as I’m a commoner on the server.
While freedom of speech means you can yell whatever racial slurs you want, it doesn’t mean you are free from consequences. When you start saying bigoted stuff on the chat, you will be targeted by players and get /ignore’d.
I would advise you to make your own judgement by reading the chat logs on Discord or IRC, but not everybody has that amount of time. Some people said vile stuff here, but every time someone says some weird stuff, it always gets backlash, and it definitely isn’t a nazi breeding ground.
Also I’ll add this, Most of the server staff and community are queer and from different backgrounds, slurs aren’t taken kindly here.
TehPers@beehaw.org 3 days ago
This seems to be the MS stance as well, and they seem unwilling to associate with that kind of speech, so they want to cut that connection off as a consequence.
MS isn’t telling them not to speak. MS is telling them to take their speech somewhere else.
Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 3 days ago
Microsoft is also cool with their IPs being used to promote ICE. So I don’t know how much water your argument holds…
greybeard@feddit.online 3 days ago
And their tools used to assist genocide.
TehPers@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Mojang as well? Because MS employs hundreds of thousands of employees making their own decisions and owning their own work. I don’t see how Minecraft has anything to do with the poor decisions made on Azure.
Robaque@feddit.it 3 days ago
So are we talking rothbardian libertarianism or libertarian socialism?