The pattern here is strong evidence (as if we didn't already know it) that the pressure against the free expression of ideas is coming predominantly from the left.https://twitter.com/timurkuran/status/1330007732389367808 …
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Contrarian view: It’s good when people think twice before emitting their opinion. That’s the point of the free marketplace of ideas: the best ones win, and when yours isn’t that good, you think twice. That, however, becomes bad if you don’t feel SAFE to share your ideas.
That is not a contrarian view. Few disagree with that, nor is it the question this study asked.
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The survey quoted is about self censorship specifically “because others might find them offensive”. That is the marketplace of ideas, no? It’s certainly not a commentary about government censorship, as your reference above to free expression suggests
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Where did he suggest gvt censorship?
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Let me make it +explicit. “Free expression of ideas” suggests 0 cost to expressing ideas is good, not just from gov, but from society. That’s bad because then there’s no incentive to have good ideas. You’re putting all ideas as deserving equal cost.
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I agree with Paul, this is what most people think
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And yet we have clearly more extreme ideas (compared to 10,20,30 years ago) not only being expressed (proud boys, defund) but amplified by traditional and social media.
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The study only appears to uncover 2 things 1. people are more cognizant that technology allows an expressed opinion to reach everywhere and be retained forever (and dusted off by motivated actors after mores have changed) 1/2
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