经济学人下载:互联网是有记忆的,言论不当总要买单(2)

 1. In this scenario, society accepts that more or less everyone has said regrettable things, and that, at least in some cases, tweeting them was merely a dangerous category mistake.

more or less 或多或少

For many, there is a more or less unwritten code here.

对多数人来说，这里或多或少有个约定俗成的文法。

2. Hence the third possibility: that people will learn to keep their risky jokes offline, understanding that even if they feel like colloquial remarks, offensive comments written in black and white can be recalled and judged that way.

in black and white 白纸黑字

These ironclad details are irrefutable proof in black and white.

白纸黑字，铁证如山。

3. It may be wisest to err on the side of boring until norms settle down.

err on the side of 宁愿过于…;力求…

I thought it was better to err on the side of caution.

我认为宁可过于谨慎也不要冒风险。