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>>> Is it the internet that has caused this uptick in the number of people who think free speech is a bad idea? Or is has it always been like that? I grew up i
by TuringNYC 4y ago
>>> Is it the internet that has caused this uptick in the number of people who think free speech is a bad idea? Or is has it always been like that?
I grew up in the USA in this era also. Except half of society knew free speech only for the other half. Look at movies, leadership, or school curriculums and you notice how limited free speech actually was. The only ones with freedom of speech were narrow slivers of society who held the microphone and got to decide what constituted free speech.
The internet changed this, now everyone has a voice and can participate. Not everyone likes that.
- sejje 4y agoI don't like it. I mean, I like the principle of it. I'm glad everyone gets to say what they want. I don't think we should change that. What I think is stupid is when we have someone with a literal Forrest Gump IQ debating facts with experts on the internet. I'm not sure how big of an effect it has on the world, but I'm sure of a couple of things: it makes the internet suck a lot worse for me (and probably anyone who is here for discussions/chats/forums), and we definitely don't want those people leading/creating our policy. Still, don't want to take away their voice.