Posted by alexandra_k on December 28, 2005, at 3:35:30
In reply to what-ifs » thuso, posted by pseudoname on December 27, 2005, at 21:18:56
> Surely the people who are going are adults and can evaluate the issue for themselves, in part by reading your responses. That's a core principle of Babble, right? For a while, a few had this info and no one else did; now it's in the open. I'm not in a paternalistic position of judging what other Babblers don't need to know.
well said, i agree with you 100%.
Of course... there can be a fine line between playing on other peoples fears and providing them with information so they can make an informed decision.
sometimes they can seem a bit confused...
but...
to the best of my knowledge...
informed consent is not obtained when the information is restricted.
when relevant bits of information (information that might make a difference to ones rational decision) is ommitted.if babblers can't navigate their way through a diversity of opinion and make up their own mind then i guess it makes a mockery of the notion of babblers giving informed consent...
but i think it is important for people to make a rational decision about this rather than coming to regret it later...
like i regret many of my posts...
and there is nothing i can do about them.
this is what it is about isn't it...
this is what part of it is about...
'disgruntled' people...
posters who believe it is unethical of you to keep posts that people make at an all time low here in the archives indefinately. for friends and family and enemies and judges and employers and employees to read...
the damage
the humiliationthat could cause...
but thats nothing when it comes to the good of people reading the archives... that is seen as a good for the group...
and f*ck the individuals
and there it is...
poster:alexandra_k
thread:592100
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20051205/msgs/592681.html