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When people say that there should be no restrictions on speech, it's usually about content, not manner. No free speech absolutist would think it's acceptable to
by fluoridation 3y ago
When people say that there should be no restrictions on speech, it's usually about content, not manner. No free speech absolutist would think it's acceptable to tell someone "you're a wonderful person" through a 600 dB speaker (if it was possible to construct such a device). If I scream at you so loudly that it liquefies your organs, I don't think that the fact the sound happened to form words makes the act any less harmful. Why should it be any different with harassment?
- Sohcahtoa82 3y ago> If I scream at you so loudly that it liquefies your organs At that point, the "speech" is objectively harmful. > Why should it be any different with harassment? Free Speech absolutionists act as if words on their own are not harmful, such there's no such thing as verbal harassment. Look at the sibling comment [0]. phpisthebest actually claims that being followed and told "You're a cunt" repeatedly would be amusing. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36202392 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36202392