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The entire point is that more money doesn’t lead to disproportionately more speech. And if readers were ‘mostly competent’, and able to decipher the truth, we
by api_dolla 7y ago
The entire point is that more money doesn’t lead to disproportionately more speech.
And if readers were ‘mostly competent’, and able to decipher the truth, we wouldn’t even be having this convo
- ctdonath 7y agoDeciphering truth is up to the individual. You don't get to declare yourself the authority thereon, empowered to control what others hear based on what you deem "truth". Strange how many purporting to wave the banner of "equality and diversity" want absolute control over others, rather than respect the natural sovereignty of the individual.
- Nasrudith 7y agoI am sorry but when has money not meaning more speech ever been true in practice? Even in Communist Dictatorships it didn't hold as those with power also had money effectively. Printing presses and distribution were expensive - even more so back in the day and before their invention it held - arguably even more so. It may be a good ideal for having ideas standing on their own weight but a precedent it is not.