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1. JumpCr+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-09-10 21:08:31
> We made a big mistake with this whole "incivility is cool" thing in public discourse

I remain a fan of bringing back the Athenian institution of ostracism. If more than a certain fraction of voters in an election write down the same person’s name, they’re banned from running for office or have to leave the country for N years. (And if they can’t or won’t do the latter, are placed under house arrest.)

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