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Andrew Marantz doesn’t want you to give up on the internet

How to Be a Better Human

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What if It Was Just a Joke?

A lot of the really dangerous stuff online starts out as a joke. The comedy thing is a great example, right? All these people say, it's just a joke. Why are you being a wet blanket? What would it mean if you were to take seriously the idea that this joke is a step down a potentially slippery slope that could get really scary? I don't think that means that you ban the speech. It changes how you reflect on it and how you would encourage people in your life to respond to it.

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