Free speech is not the same as free reach. With free speech, the state grants climate deniers the right to state their opinion in public without negative conse

Free speech is not the same as free reach. With free speech, the state grants climate deniers the right to state their opinion in public without negative consequence (from the state). This does not extend to a right to free broadcasting of this speech by private companies like YouTube. Always publishing both sides to make reporting "fair and balanced" trivializes most topics. While it seems like it gives viewers the freedom to form their own opinion and to inform their behavior in a way most beneficial to themselves, they rarely have enough knowledge to understand all consequences. Expertise is real, it's usually focused on a narrow subject, and difficult to detect for the casual viewer. I do my job all day, trying to get really good at it I become somewhat of an expert. Meanwhile, my insights into climate research are very limited as I have only seen a few talks here and there and spent a few days reading about climate history on Wikipedia. Having studied another topic much more deeply, I understand and respect the amount of effort required to gain expertise. The producers of aforementioned doubtful YouTube content are most likely experts at video production and marketing. They benefit from the existing incentive structure not by explaining the scientific consensus and conveying the difficult message that viewers will have to change their lifestyle, but by making their videos as controversial as possible. Is the idea that anything that goes against the current "consensus" be removed? And is this just regarding climate change or does it apply to how we think about physics, statistics or even software engineering? Are you an "agile denialist"? Some things are simply more harmful than others. Inspire people to become "agile denialists" and their software will get worse. Users will switch to the competition. Inspiring to ignore the climate catastrophe is a contribution to the destruction of ecosystems, huge amounts of wealth [0], and risks the lives of hundreds of millions of people. [0] https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functions/Sustainability/Our%20Insights/Climate%20risk%20and%20response%20Physical%20hazards%20and%20socioeconomic%20impacts/MGI-Climate-risk-and-response-vF.ashx https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functio...