I don't think I can say with a straight face that the normies have broader freedom of speech than they did in the past.
For a moment here I was going to pose a question that maybe because of the mass opinion platforms like Reddit/FB/Twitter, others care about our speech nowadays, but I quickly realized that this is more a function of the Patriot Act than one of Reddit.
Elon made a point once about freedom of speech vs freedom of reach, which neatly showed that closed platforms don't provide either. Which is why I like the modern Jack that wants protocols instead of platforms. But I do wonder: why do we (as in slightly non-normies) not use XMPP more than Telegram? Or perhaps in other words: what does Telegram offer that XMPP doesn't? Marketing + network effect?
For a moment here I was going to pose a question that maybe because of the mass opinion platforms like Reddit/FB/Twitter, others care about our speech nowadays, but I quickly realized that this is more a function of the Patriot Act than one of Reddit.
Elon made a point once about freedom of speech vs freedom of reach, which neatly showed that closed platforms don't provide either. Which is why I like the modern Jack that wants protocols instead of platforms. But I do wonder: why do we (as in slightly non-normies) not use XMPP more than Telegram? Or perhaps in other words: what does Telegram offer that XMPP doesn't? Marketing + network effect?