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I was going to ask the same thing... it's hard to understand that viewpoint, in my mind broadcast radio is one of the least free forms of speech that exists. Mo

I was going to ask the same thing... it's hard to understand that viewpoint, in my mind broadcast radio is one of the least free forms of speech that exists. Most of us would get fined for broadcasting a typical lunch conversation.

explaininjs 3y ago
I was specifically comparing it to other forms of broadcast em radiation, obviously an E2E encrypted signal conversation will allow you to say more, but both the audience and stage are far smaller. Specifically, in the “wild west” hours (10-6) many AM stations will open up the phone lines to start an open dialogue with anyone who cares to join in, regarding just about anything they care to discuss. The types of people that call in and the topics they bring up are often very different from what you encounter online, and certainly miles away from what you’ll see on network television or any other form of mass media.
mrguyorama 3y ago
Probably relevant to this opinion is that AM radio is a cesspool of blatant conservative lies and rage bait. It's what the angriest folks on the right pay attention to. That's why it's "Free speech" despite being the single most regulated form of communication. No other form of "speech" needs a license, yet they think it's the free-ist there is.
- explaininjs 3y ago
  Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong. > AM radio is a cesspool of blatant conservative lies and rage bait That exists to be sure, but it most certainly does not describe the entire spectrum across the entire country. > It's what the angriest folks on the right pay attention to. Some might, but there's plenty online who are much angrier. Do we condemn the whole internet as well? > That's why it's "Free speech" despite being the single most regulated form of communication. I can think of many more regulated forms of communication, for instance any S1 filing. The only thing you can't say on the radio during wild west hours is overtly sexual content. > No other form of "speech" needs a license Plenty of other areas need a license, for instance the entire rest of the electromagnetic spectrum, barring a few small holdouts. > yet they think it's the free-ist there is. It certainly provides the most-channel hours during which the microphone is open to the most people to be broadcast to the most listeners. I openly admit other forms of communication allow for more types of content, but none so freely-accessible to both listeners and speakers.
- elzbardico 3y ago
  Funny how you sound exactly like a former right wing talk-radio fan neighbor I had. The only change would be in the dog-whistle words he would use and the media. Change AM radio for Hollywood, right for left, conservative for woke and you both are basically the same.

explaininjs 3y ago

I was specifically comparing it to other forms of broadcast em radiation, obviously an E2E encrypted signal conversation will allow you to say more, but both the audience and stage are far smaller. Specifically, in the “wild west” hours (10-6) many AM stations will open up the phone lines to start an open dialogue with anyone who cares to join in, regarding just about anything they care to discuss. The types of people that call in and the topics they bring up are often very different from what you encounter online, and certainly miles away from what you’ll see on network television or any other form of mass media.

mrguyorama 3y ago

Probably relevant to this opinion is that AM radio is a cesspool of blatant conservative lies and rage bait. It's what the angriest folks on the right pay attention to. That's why it's "Free speech" despite being the single most regulated form of communication. No other form of "speech" needs a license, yet they think it's the free-ist there is.

explaininjs 3y ago
Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong. > AM radio is a cesspool of blatant conservative lies and rage bait That exists to be sure, but it most certainly does not describe the entire spectrum across the entire country. > It's what the angriest folks on the right pay attention to. Some might, but there's plenty online who are much angrier. Do we condemn the whole internet as well? > That's why it's "Free speech" despite being the single most regulated form of communication. I can think of many more regulated forms of communication, for instance any S1 filing. The only thing you can't say on the radio during wild west hours is overtly sexual content. > No other form of "speech" needs a license Plenty of other areas need a license, for instance the entire rest of the electromagnetic spectrum, barring a few small holdouts. > yet they think it's the free-ist there is. It certainly provides the most-channel hours during which the microphone is open to the most people to be broadcast to the most listeners. I openly admit other forms of communication allow for more types of content, but none so freely-accessible to both listeners and speakers.
elzbardico 3y ago
Funny how you sound exactly like a former right wing talk-radio fan neighbor I had. The only change would be in the dog-whistle words he would use and the media. Change AM radio for Hollywood, right for left, conservative for woke and you both are basically the same.