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		jimbokun 80 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thiel and Zuckerberg on Facebook, Millennials, and... What the fuck is the "public sphere" and who decides who does or does not get a membership card? Like, call Thiel an idiot with stupid ideas that are dumb, fine, but trying to cancel someone from the "public sphere" just reeks of passive aggression.

rsynnott 80 days ago | [–]

I'd read this as "no-one should take the insane person seriously".

jimbokun 80 days ago | | [–]

Well then just say that.

latexr 80 days ago | [–]

> What the fuck is the "public sphere"

All of us, collectively.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_sphere

> and who decides who does or does not get a membership card?

All of us, collectively.

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