I think there’s a cultural aspect you’re missing—presumably you aren’t American? I’ve yet to see any free speech absolutists on HN. I would assume most people a

I think there’s a cultural aspect you’re missing—presumably you aren’t American? I’ve yet to see any free speech absolutists on HN. I would assume most people are on board with criminal penalties for fire-in-a-crowded-theater speech. I don’t know if coming from a different culture means you don’t understand how societies work—that’s a pretty general claim.