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The somewhat perplexing obsession with free speech always made me wonder: While free expression of one's own views is rather nice to have, what is the use if t
by axiologist 2y ago
The somewhat perplexing obsession with free speech always made me wonder:
While free expression of one's own views is rather nice to have, what is the use if there is nobody who is willing (or able) to actually listen?
Shouldn't there also be a right to be really listened to?
We have just one mouth but two ears: So why aren't the latter more important?
- rendall 2y ago> Shouldn't there also be a right to be really listened to? Absolutely not. My time and attention are my own to use or misuse as I will. I'll not diffuse my attention to any silly person with a megaphone.
- melling 2y agoNope. Quite a bit of entitlement to believe that.
- didgeoridoo 2y agoYou may find it interesting to look into the moral philosophy of “positive” vs. “negative” rights. In this framework, which is thoroughly baked into most of traditional Western ethics, your right to swing your fist “stops at the end of another’s nose”. So, you do have the “negative” right to not have your expression suppressed. You do not have the “positive” right for others to pay attention.