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If you really think your right to free speech/expression has been curtailed rather than expanded i last 20y, then ask yourself: what listeners were you holding captive who have now simply chosen not to listen to you, and what mechanisms were you using to detain their attention?
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Isn't that a leading question. Were we all despots previously? In the past we were free to shout into a void, and occasionally somebody answered back. Now there's always somebody listening and ready to attack.
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Well freedom from consequences beyond normal protections from violence was never a thing anyway. For most people it's still screaming into a void though. It's only when you're seen as having influence that you provoke a response.
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Physical spaces allow better control over over levels of privacy. Being able to whisper something to a small group of friends does give you more protection than can be found on the internet.
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