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If people are saying something you disagree with you can just say it and you won't be fired or ostracized for it. Yeah, people will probably get angry and say mean things to you but those are just words which can be ignored.
What is the purpose, then? If I can't ignore others, others can ignore you. This only lead to useless, unsatisfactory, unproductive and dumb arguments with random people on internet.
I would probably argue the opposite. What is the purpose of a community where no actual discussions are had, and people just look at and upvote memes?
You can always find a community where respectful discussion is allowed and encourage, and if you can't, you can create it. Not all places are mean to debate.
And people just really like memes.
Freedom to speak doesn't imply freedom to be heard. People are free to ignore you even when you're saying popular things. If you don't want to speak unless everyone is listening, then don't.
Fair point, totally agree.
Pineapple is allowed on pizza
So are anchovies
Fuck the haters, pineapple pizza is delicious.
That's the spirit!
It's just words on a screen. Easy enough to scroll on by without commenting. On my screen, upvote usually means 'thanks for sharing' rather then agreement.
YSK too that not everything that's said has equal value or merit.
This is important for both expressing and hearing/reading opinions.
On the other hand, no one is obligated to listen to you, and freedom of speech does not equal freedom from the consequences of said speech. If you voice an unpopular opinion, be prepared to not be popular.
Absolutely. In-fact I'd say most people aren't blocking enough. If someone thinks of free speech as freedom to be an asshole then they should be blocked by everyone and left to shout into the void. However, I don't think the unpopularity follows you outside the thread you were saying unpopular things at. The vast majority of people wont remember you.
I've often been banned, blocked, or mass downvoted for saying something unpopular.
Join an instance with downvotes disabled :p
Downvotes can also be disabled in the settings.
Doesn't that diable all votes?
No, there are separate settings for up- and downvotes. I don't see downvotes myself but I see upvotes.
My instance doesn't even keep them. They get dropped before they hit our database.
Good to know!
Just like you're free to say it, others are free to not listen. If an user blocks you then so be it - I'm sure you've blocked people as well. Downvotes on the other hand are equivalent to mean comments; it can just be ignored. Getting banned is a real risk though, I'll give you that, but then again, you can just make a new account.
Downvotes mean pretty much nothing
And that's why I tag users lol (sorry, wouldn't normally share this, but enjoyed the irony of it being in this thread).
I wish Lemmy would have this feature as default. I'd rather give people few chances rather than immediately blocking them when they say something utterly moronic as I do now.
True, but the first two don't.
Of course you can. You're not free from consequences of what you said though. The internet remembers EVERYTHING. Especially on federated platforms like lemmy. Some of my first messages on newsgroups in the 1990's are still floating around the internet.
You can be fired for what you say if it is linked back to you. That actually happens pretty regularly
won't be fired or ostracized for it.
Wanna bet?