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Re:SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking... by jlawson on Friday June 17, 2022 @02:47PM (#31782595)
It actually does, if you own the single dominant platform in the space where the conversations are happening.

Speech isn't just about the act of saying, but also being able to be heard. Anyone can whisper to themselves in bed, but that is not speech in the political sense. Being able to speak where nobody hears is doesn't mean you have free speech.

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Re:SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking... by disintegore on Friday June 17, 2022 @03:58PM (#31783457)
Lots of people can hear you on Substack, Gab, etc. Accept that other people will practice their right not to associate with you. If so many of you aren't going to admit someone else's right not to be fired for trivialities then I do not want to hear about this right to be heard crap either.
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