Say it were implemented in this world and you could say anything you like (written, spoken, signed whatever) to anyone who can hear/read/see it. What kind of problems could that create and are there any ways to resolve them without limiting that absolute free speech?

Could it even create unsolvable logical errors? E.g an omnipotent god can’t create a stone too heavy for itself to lift. Maybe there are similar things with absolute free speech.

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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    12 hours ago

    You’re looking for the Nazi Bar

    I tried it myself with my IRC server. No rules, you can say whatever you want to say, unless the majority wants you out then you get kicked out, just to sprinkle some absolute democracy too.

    The end result was basically no messages that didn’t contain at least one of removed, removed, removed, or at least a very offensive joke of some kind. Like sure free speech is cool, but it was getting very uncomfortable, nobody was interested in joining anymore because of it, and people were also leaving because it’s just plain unpleasant. Naturally the majority remained the problem until I had to put my foot down and shut down the server because I just don’t want to be hosting that shit anymore.

    You can have free speech without being an asshole and shouting it everywhere possible. That is enforced via rules and moderation. It’s a balancing act.