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More speech doesn't prevent anyone from speaking. You're mistaking a negative liberty, the idea of free speech, for a positive liberty, the idea that everyone s
by superkuh 6y ago
More speech doesn't prevent anyone from speaking. You're mistaking a negative liberty, the idea of free speech, for a positive liberty, the idea that everyone should have an equal amount of attention.
- globuous 6y agoI think it's in the internet boy (but maybe just some other interview) that Aaron Swartz says that unlike before, where the difficulty was being able to broadcast an idea (to the masses), now it's about being listened to. We can all spin up a website or a YouTube channel, but who's gonna visit it, subscribe to it. I found that contemplation fascinating ^^
- pixl97 6y agoWell, if you can generate enough crap speech you could possibly create a world that is filter by default, which I think would tend to trend towards status quo.