> It would put us back in the early 2000s internet, in that relatively relaxed environment, that many grew up with and loved, where we didn't have to constantly

> It would put us back in the early 2000s internet, in that relatively relaxed environment, that many grew up with and loved, where we didn't have to constantly walk on eggshells and be paranoid about who's going to try to get who de-platformed for what they said. I have never once been worried about being de-platformed for what I say. We're never going back to the "early days" of the internet, and the main difference between then and now is not the level of moderation of user generated content. You have to say some pretty unpopular and unpleasant stuff to a large audience to even seriously be in the running for being de-platformed. If you want to say things that are largely unpopular, you probably need to have those conversations on smaller platforms, just like how people behave in person. The technology available in 2000 (like IRC) is still available today; you just can't rely on the servers of the largest companies in the world to host it for you.