> Now I've got total control over the speech of anyone around me. I can shut down anyone, making any statement on any topic. Not really. This only works if you

> Now I've got total control over the speech of anyone around me. I can shut down anyone, making any statement on any topic. Not really. This only works if your opinions are part of the current zeitgeist. If not, then nobody will really care what some loner is hurt by, and will probably just avoid talking to you, period. > At a certain point, people do need to be told to grow a thicker skin. OK, but that doesn't work. It only makes people angrier and even more determined to exclude you.