"Since knowledge, thinking, and rational action are properties of the individual, since the choice to exercise his rational faculty or not depends on the individual, man’s survival requires that those who think be free of the interference of those who don’t. Since men are neither omniscient nor infallible, they must be free to agree or disagree, to cooperate or to pursue their own independent course, each according to his own rational judgment. Freedom is the fundamental requirement of man’s mind.
A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone’s orders, directives, or controls; it does not sacrifice its knowledge, its view of the truth, to anyone’s opinions, threats, wishes, plans, or “welfare.” Such a mind may be hampered by others, it may be silenced, proscribed, imprisoned, or destroyed; it cannot be forced; a gun is not an argument. (An example and symbol of this attitude is Galileo.)
It is from the work and the inviolate integrity of such minds — from the intransigent innovators — that all of mankind’s knowledge and achievements have come. (See The Fountainhead.) It is to such minds that mankind owes its survival. (See Atlas Shrugged.)"
Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 17
Why are you flagging @steemflagrewards? FYI, we have nothing to do with @mack-bot flagging you.
I'm against all forms of censorship - and because of that - therefore against every flagging bot.
What exactly do you suggest we do instead of flagging plagiarism, spam, phishing links etc?
Do you have a solution that is available? Do you understand there are people that have lost their livelihood because of these phishing accounts and you would rather strive against us rather than help us shut them down?
Is that what I am understanding that because of your black and white perception of what is censorship vs what is moderation that you would prefer abusers degrade the value of this platform?
My solution is - to do nothing. It can sound bad, but it's the better solution. Every time when more secure solution is chosen, the freedom suffer from it. Plagiarism will exist - one way or another. As a bloger - any user of the Steem platform should accept this fact. By enabling flagging/banning post/comments we accept the future possibility of limiting the freedom of speech, because bots can "ban" not only those "bad" posts and comments but also those good - by random or according to the will of their creators.