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RC

(25,592 posts)
15. What may be trivial to you, may be of vital importance to me.
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 10:33 AM
Dec 2013

Let me decide what I want to know about and what to skip over.
I am getting more than a little annoyed at people that have so little self control that they want to force their compensation remedies on everyone else. I don't have that problem. Let it all hang out and let everyone else pick and choose what they want to read. DU is too diverse to censer it down for the few, or the one.
You live in one place and I live in another, a thousand miles away. Something happens here. You don't care, so what? Don't read it.
But the guy across the street from you may care, because he used to live here, or still has family here, or is just interested in happenings like what just happened. That is what is wrong with your proposal.
Censorship?

Don't stop there...give us the list. brooklynite Dec 2013 #1
I don't think that's very likely - it gets to the question of why people post here? el_bryanto Dec 2013 #2
It's a general observation. Here we are at a messageboard that hints at politcal action, and yet... reformist2 Dec 2013 #22
It is extremely difficult, I think, to determine what is worthy of discussion here Skidmore Dec 2013 #3
There really is no "we" at DU except in regard to supporting Dem candidates. djean111 Dec 2013 #4
No. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #5
Sure. LWolf Dec 2013 #6
"denationalize"? sendero Dec 2013 #7
A Princess Bride Moment Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #9
"My name is Inigo Montoya...prepare to be denationalized, trivial news story!" pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #11
I was contemplating this subject a couple of days ago. searchingforlight Dec 2013 #8
Funny that you should mention gossip Orrex Dec 2013 #10
School shootings are not trivial news stories SecularMotion Dec 2013 #12
Wow! Iggo Dec 2013 #13
Nice catch pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #17
Last night: NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS extensive coverage on... Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #19
Tip: You don't have to read ALL the posts! Scuba Dec 2013 #14
What may be trivial to you, may be of vital importance to me. RC Dec 2013 #15
Go to the group for your state. You will get local news for your area that impacts you patricia92243 Dec 2013 #16
Some of us do not post local stories on DU anymore nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #18
Thought police? No thanks. Just skip what you don't want to read. polichick Dec 2013 #20
I guess we could add: irrelevant, repetitive, gossipy...to the jury system here.. Tikki Dec 2013 #21
why do you hate democracy? n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2013 #23
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