Kissaki@feddit.orgtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What do I need (legally) if I want to publish a news website?English
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3 days agoWhat you need… is a lawyer
Publish what you have the right to publish. Is you question what you have the rights to? About the technical hosting or distributing? Referencing or quoting other works? Whether you need a legal entity or author disclosure?
You say that you believe most people can differentiate between good and bad, but note that people often think they are doing good while doing evil deeds. The human mind is exceptional at reasoning even against logic or facts when it is to preserve a positive self-image. You mention being brainwashed; often, people “brainwashed” themselves.
Defaulting to tolerance, goodwill, and expecting good is a good start, but tolerance must end somewhere. Excessive tolerance will inevitably lead to it being used/exploited. At various costs.
Flexible morals make sense. Different contexts require different adaptions. Considering them flexible or not may also be a matter of not including enough data points/context that sources moral conclusions.