<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A debate-free space can serve a limited purpose... > A debate-free space can serve a limited purpose when its mission is encouragement, practice, or recovery rather than public deliberation. The boundary should be explicit so the absence of debate is understood as functional design, not as proof that disagreement has disappeared. **Source:** [[livestreams/Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community - Workbook|Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A debate-free space can serve a limited purpose when its mission is encouragement, practice, or recovery rather than public deliberation. The boundary should be explicit so the absence of debate is understood as functional design, not as proof that disagreement has disappeared.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-debate-free-space-proof-disagreement-disappeared ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->