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by SuoDuanDao
1725 days ago
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>I also find it frustrating that some armchair psychologists have decided that people like me with more nuanced views simply want to repress and censor things that we disagree with which is not what it's about at all. Well, you've got to draw the line somewhere, right? /s But seriously, I think one can be a free speech advocate without being a free speech absolutist, and believe that we are heading in the wrong direction. In fact I think it's wrong to think of 'where to draw the line' at all, because what is acceptable discourse is not, and should not, be thought of as static. I think a much better question is how 'the line' is shifting, as the amount of things we can't talk about is both a lagging indicator of institutional health (because being able to have uncomfortable conversations is a sign of emotional maturity), and a leading one (because public discourse is necessary to solving problems we don't understand or would rather not acknowledge). |
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