I’ve been tempted to do this but it feels…wrong. Like bordering on gaslighting/taking someone’s phone away without their consent. It makes me feel like a bully.
It's the same as what many HNers say about TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, etc, except it's now applied to those that are older who don't necessarily use those platforms but instead use others. If one doesn't like the former, they also should not logically like the latter either, they're two sides of the same coin.
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Would you want someone to do this for you if they found you in a similar situation?
If so, then you know what you need to do.
I mean this assumes I’m absolutely right AND it’s my right to unilaterally cut off my family from certain media without their consent. I feel like in the end I’m correct but not in the right.
Propaganda thrives on engagement. Engagement must be replaced with something equally stimulating.
Would you say the same if they were shooting heroin?
I’m not really sure ignorance of (to?) a solution makes this suddenly a morally justifiable action.
I don’t know how to change a tire. I’d still be justifiably upset if someone just removed one while I was at dinner lol
Yes I understand that someone indoctrinated/obsessed with conspiracy theories can quite literally not be able to get out of that orbit without external intervention, but it’s harder to quantify and it’s harder to draw the line on where and when it’s appropriate to declare someone unfit to set their own media consumption habits.
We’d also have to clearly define what does and doesn’t contribute to the problem, which would vary from person to person. That is definitely not a straightforward delineation. Especially when the person in question doesn’t agree at all.