I think you meant to reply to @ygjb? But yep, this is pretty much my thinking as well - that being ruled by the whims of the mob is hardly desirable from a soc

I think you meant to reply to @ygjb? But yep, this is pretty much my thinking as well - that being ruled by the whims of the mob is hardly desirable from a societal standpoint because it ultimately results in many of the same issues that government restrictions on expression do.