Couldn’t disagree more. Self censorship is a huge part of a functioning society and without it, we’re much worse off.
People need to find ways to express themselves productively, and when they don’t, other people must have the freedom to express their displeasure, or we won’t reap the benefits of free speech.
So people need to self-censor and only express themselves in approved 'productive' ways, because if they lose the freedom to express their displeasure we lose the benefits of free speech?
How about adults need to act like adults and take ownership of their own feelings and let others do the same?
You can't have censorship and freedom of speech they are antithetical.
Feelings are free expressions, you can’t have freedom of speech without letting people express their reactions to your expressions, and you considering others is baseline pro social behavior.
Self censorship is a fantastic thing, a critical behavior in a cooperative group, and necessary for free speech.
Unthinkingly seeing “censorship” and reacting with “That’s bad!” isn’t helpful.
