[hereditarypunk]

I'm not sold on the lack of privacy affecting free speech. If you care strongly enough about a topic or an issue that you want to speak your mind and share your opinion, you accept that your position and words will become public knowledge.

The real issue, I would argue, is that of governments becoming repressive and using force or threats against those who assert their right to free speech and civil disobedience. The first issue does not imply the second and I found that they were often confounded in comments, making it sound like they both go hand in hand.

I don't believe that to be the case. I'd like to think we can have a healthy democracy while living with increasing surveillance.

Let's keep pushing back on governments when they actually infringe on free speech. Like when they start firing people or limiting their rights based on political affiliation or beliefs.

Do we still have curfews or vaccine passports? No, people pushed back. Does the government know who got the shot and who didn't and what their stance is around it? I imagine they do.