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Well, we’re still neither arrested nor physically harmed, aren’t we? So our speech is still free. Ycombinator is not obliged to give our discussion a visible pl

Well, we’re still neither arrested nor physically harmed, aren’t we? So our speech is still free. Ycombinator is not obliged to give our discussion a visible platform. Here’s the obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1357/ https://xkcd.com/1357/

throwaway234101 6y ago
> So our speech is still free. No. That's not what free speech is. Free speech is being able to speak your mind without restriction. There is no such thing as free speech in the US, either culturally or legally. This is not to be confused with the 1st amendment which does not guarantee "free speech", but rather guarantees political speech against the government. You should read A History of the Freedom of Thought by JB Bury[0]. [0]: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10684/10684-h/10684-h.htm#:~:text=A%20History%20of%20Freedom%20of,with%20almost%20no%20restrictions%20whatsoever https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10684/10684-h/10684-h.htm#:~....