I've never been banned from Youtube. I've never been banned from Twitter. I've never been banned from Facebook. I've never been banned from Reddit.
It ultimately doesn't matter. When someone has a sword of Damocles hanging over your head, hanging over everyone's head, and that thread can break at any moment, it has a chilling effect on speech. People start self-censoring everything they say, and the value of the Internet Libre is lost.
There's a lot of people on this little corner of the Internet I strongly disagree with, but I would prefer they speak up without some overarching power silencing them. There can be value in hearing dissenting voices. Especially since we as individuals all will at some point be the dissenting voice in our lives.
It ultimately doesn't matter. When someone has a sword of Damocles hanging over your head, hanging over everyone's head, and that thread can break at any moment, it has a chilling effect on speech. People start self-censoring everything they say, and the value of the Internet Libre is lost.
There's a lot of people on this little corner of the Internet I strongly disagree with, but I would prefer they speak up without some overarching power silencing them. There can be value in hearing dissenting voices. Especially since we as individuals all will at some point be the dissenting voice in our lives.
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