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their ability to speak doesn't depend no your acceptance. their right to speak is what we're talking about
by momirlan 3y ago
their ability to speak doesn't depend no your acceptance.
their right to speak is what we're talking about
- Dylan16807 3y agoWith a quippy line like that, without defining terms, we've gone in a circle back to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37131479 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37131479 Anyway in this scenario do I have to allow customers to personally insult me too if I want to maintain free speech, or is that different from saying that groups deserve nothing and stole everything they have?
- Levitz 3y ago>Anyway in this scenario do I have to allow customers to personally insult me too if I want to maintain free speech Ideally, yes. Imagine a world in which anyone saying bad things about Amazon or Jeff Bezos was unable to use any of their services.
- Dylan16807 3y agoPersonally, I would have a sliding scale based on how large the business is. And it would go beyond free speech. Companies can ban people on a whim and I don't think that's appropriate either for very big entities.