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We're generally free from government suppression of speech, but not free from the social consequences of that speech, because we're also all free to choose with
by dgacmu 3y ago
We're generally free from government suppression of speech, but not free from the social consequences of that speech, because we're also all free to choose with whom we associate and in what manner.
In other words: Many things are legal and still reprehensible.
I can't fix the Internet, but our discourse would likely be improved by people speaking online with the same care they are likely to apply in person. Or perhaps having auto-lockout on your twitter account when you're drunk. ;)
- infamouscow 3y agoWhat social consequences? I must have missed that part of the article. Damaging relationships with people disconnected from reality is a bonus, not a detractor.