The same could be said about downvotes. You ought to remember that we're all guests here on HN, that HN is private property, and that we have no free speech rig

The same could be said about downvotes. You ought to remember that we're all guests here on HN, that HN is private property, and that we have no free speech rights. Otherwise dang couldn't threaten to ban me for using a common slur against rural Americans. If you want to exercise mostly unfettered freedom of speech, you need your own website. Preferably one not tied to your "real name" that doesn't show photos of you or mention your day job.