Comment by arbitrage
5 years ago
Oh? Is the government interfering in your ability to say what you would like to say in an online space?
5 years ago
Oh? Is the government interfering in your ability to say what you would like to say in an online space?
I really detest this kind of attitude. Yes, the government is NOT restricting what you can say in an online space. But at the same time, there is no government platform I can speak from. They're not stopping me from saying what I want but they're also not giving me a platform.
Why are we giving corporate entities a pass on tyranny? It's not like restricting people's liberties is only something the government can do.
Oooh, you detest my attitude. I'll watch out and be more careful with my word choice next time!
Right, so I agree with all of that. But maybe you should use the proper words to describe what's going on, instead of using alarmist word choices that purposely obscure what the point of the conversation is about.
This isn't a "free speech" issue. It's a wealth equality issue. It's a captalism-gone-amok issue. But it specifically isn't the government out to get you.
My onboard, state of the art, military grade AI suite is detecting infantile sarcasm, irritability unrelated to the current topic, and a tone unbecoming of a hacker news commenter.