Okay. Thanks a lot for reaching out mate! I appreciate that you took out time to respond.
First of, your English is not bad at all for a non-native English speaker. It is quite okay and I had zero difficulty understanding you.
Also, thanks for clarifying my thoughts on the idea of censorship and downvoting as to how they are distinct concepts.
While your view of AI use agrees with mine, I believe it is not a very popular view here on Hive. As a result, it seems its safer to go with the chain's flow, so one is not caught up in a lot of controversies just as I am currently.
I think with time, more clearer stance on the use of AI would be made public, while we wait, I want to say thanks again for reaching out.
Sorry I tagged you here! Sincere apologies!
That's not my English :) I'm using an AI, called Google Translator. ;)
There's no need to apologize. You did me no harm and I answered because I liked doing it.
All great advances have always struggled to make headway, AI will be no exception. Ed Hive is turning out to be a more conservative environment than it might have seemed.
Lol. Thanks for sticking around and using AI to facilitate our communication 😉.
That's a solid point. I remember the story and issues surrounding the use of calculators. I wrote a lot about this, but most persons found it offensive!
This is also very true. But I believe in no time, things will be properly ironed out.
Censorship is any suppression or alteration of speech. Total censorship can only be achieved by double tapping you to the back of the head, and upon reflection you should grasp that censorship is commonly a matter of degree, and prevention of speech at all is almost always unrealistic.
You can ascertain the actual definition of censorship and observe that downvotes are in fact censorship by searching up any authoritative source of your choice and reading the definition provided.
This is a valid point, because with the amount of downvotes I've been receiving lately, it feels clearly evident that there isn't a need trying to write again on the chain. I've been brought to a halt with regards to my activities here.
I'm just trying to find the next way out, because the appeal process for HW is only designed to be humiliating. Any suggestions is appreciated.
HW is just another user. It is not the law. There are other users that act to counter HW, opposing censorship, such as @freezepeach, who may use their stake to counter downvotes.
If your will and determination to speak the truth is subsidiary to your financial interests, you will always be subject to control large stakeholders effect. Your interests will inform your actions, and it is to your benefit you well understand them, and the influences on them. If stake is primary amongst your interests, you will best meet your needs by meeting the demands of large stakeholders.
Arguing with large stakeholders will be contrary to your interests in that case, and insofar as you have, you find your actions regrettable. You will have to carefully consider your interests, well understand yourself, and create an action plan based on your current circumstances that will best meet your needs.
As for my own values, I find financial interests of little relevance on Hive, and I am primarily here to speak forthrightly and hear the forthright speech of others, so I am focused on such matters, and largely deprecate others. My preferred actions are likely to be irrelevant to you, who have your own interests.
Thanks a lot. These are quite valid points, and I appreciate your honest appraisal and suggestions. Definitely, I'd have to choose what's more important to me and act accordingly based on my innate values. I appreciate your support and frankness so far. Maybe, we could get to talk more off the chain, and collaborate on a few things in the future (that's if you are Okay with it, Discord is fine for me).