UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a threat to free speech

Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by watwut on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:03PM (#24509280)

> Can you imagine a successful doctor or a business owner being seriously offended because someone on the Internet called them a bad word?

Yes. Do you know any doctors or business owners? Cause both are often reacting quickly on what was said.

Always did. Quickly and severly reacting to offense and retaliating even used to be part of manhood. Not that it was good thing, it is good that guys dont duel over what was said.

But acting like offense is new concept is ridiculous.

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Re:UK government’s plans to regulate the internet are a thre... by john_moscow on Thursday September 17, 2020 @05:02PM (#24509930)

I am a business owner myself. And I can attest to the fact that the most precious resource in my life is time. I spend most of my time working hard to make money, and I spend the rest of it spending some of that money doing things I really enjoy.

I absolutely can't imagine wasting time getting outraged about what somebody said on social media, when I could spend it cooking some great recipes with my wife, or taking kids to a boat trip, or replaying a classic computer game.

Most people getting outraged really don't have anything better to do.

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