> society may voluntarily decide you're an asshole and show you the door For all people who support the "marketplace of ideas" argument (which I don't, not lea

> society may voluntarily decide you're an asshole and show you the door For all people who support the "marketplace of ideas" argument (which I don't, not least because there is fairly compelling research that documents why a marketplace is a bad metaphor for how ideas spread and damaging ideology takes hold) – wouldn't this be evidence that your idea is failing in said marketplace? Your comment seems to confuse a laissez-faire approach with supporting and subsidising anyone who comes along no matter how problematic their speech is. Being anti-censorship is not the same being pro-megaphone: freedom of speech doesn't require giving everyone the widest possible audience with no restrictions. (obligatory XKCD https://xkcd.com/1357/ https://xkcd.com/1357/)