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The most bizarre part of this whole saga has been the legions of online commentators who appear to be persistently outraged, say they will leave Twitter if Elon
by nodesocket 4y ago
The most bizarre part of this whole saga has been the legions of online commentators who appear to be persistently outraged, say they will leave Twitter if Elon buys it. It amounts to throwing a childish temper tantrum in my book. Free speech doesn’t mean one side gets to decide what’s speech.
For years liberal billionaires have been buying traditional media (newspapers), but as soon as Elon who slightly offends their political and personality identity attempts to buy what is currently relevant media they lose their minds. Smell that hypocrisy?
- snotrockets 4y ago“Free speech” can have a few meanings. There's the 1A one, where the government isn't to restrict your speech, and you can argue about absolutism (fire in a theater, etc.) And there's the suggestion everyone should get a free platform, and suffer no consequences for whatever they say. In other words, acting like a ten year old (or not even that. Some 10yo are much smarter than that, and realize their acts have consequences)
- _-david-_ 4y agoNobody is suggesting you shouldn't have consequences for what you say. People are saying you shouldn't be banned for things that legal.
- snotrockets 4y agoFire in a crowded theater, xenophobic comments to a trigger happy crowd…
- _-david-_ 4y agoI'm not sure what are you getting at?
- theianjohnson 4y agoIs that not a consequence? Private business and all that
- AlexandrB 4y agoI think everyone should leave Twitter whether Elon buys it or not. It's a platform that often amplifies people's worst tendencies. Changing how much free speech Twitter allows won't change that.