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by jrobn 2192 days ago
Freedom of speech or the “right to say anything you want” is a myth. I’m sure you view would be different if someone started tweeting hateful things towards you that incited others to take potential harmful actions, no?

This is the problem with the internet. It is evolving into a platform for disseminating hate and careful crafted malicious fake “realities” and events.

Our society and our brains haven’t had time to evolve to it.

All good things eventual evolve into bad. Something like that.

1 comments

Actually no. I'm not so fragile that I cannot bear to hear criticism or even abuse. Our younger generation has seemed to have invented some sort of new "right to not be offended." This is far more dangerous than "hate speech." I'm also quite prepared to defend myself, my family, and my property if necessary.
>Our younger generation has seemed to have invented some sort of new "right to not be offended."

I don't necessarily agree with the rest of your comments. But I upvoted you for this.