Quite. This is a very Hobbesian idea of freedom of speech. No-one will actually stop you from talking but if you say the wrong thing, your life will be screwed up in some way -arrest, firing, dogpiling. https://twitter.com/Metamagician/status/1001636635522486272 …
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Out of interest how would you say this squares with freedom of association?
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If I understand the context of the initial tweet correctly it was a reflection on the recent Roseanne Barr story where a company dismissed her over a tweet. With this in mind I was curious as to whether your statement regarding a Hobbesian idea of freedom of speech extended to
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Oh, no it wasn't anything to with Roseanne. But generally, companies have the right to do what they want and we have the right to evaluate them accordingly.https://twitter.com/HPluckrose/status/993409372150796288 …
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Helen Pluckrose @HPluckroseReplying to @HPluckrose @greenrd and 5 othersWhether companies/conferences/institutions have the right to impose values on users/workers is of less interest to me than what those values. eg, I'd be critical of a company which said 'Everyone must join in Christian prayers' but not one that said 'Everyone must wear clothes.'1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Freedom of expression does not negate freedom of association.
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Well, no. Freedom of association means that you can choose to associate with companies who value freedom of expression or not and they can whether to support it or not.
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