Rumors of the death of the “free exchange of information and ideas” have been greatly exaggerated.

Guess what? The following are all essential features of a free speech ecosystem!

• disagreeing
• shaming
• ostracising
• ignoring
• exercising editorial judgement
• ignoring people you don’t care to listen to

Guess what’s not a part of free speech?

• anyone being required to publish you
• anyone being required to pay attention to you
• anyone being prohibited from calling you names like, oh, say, transphobic that might make you feel bad about what you said

You know what’s actually a threat to free speech? The 741 incidents documented in this thread of police violence against protesters: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1280726102227464194

I await the letter from 50 gazillion Very Important Writers and Thinkers about that.

Pay attention to who speaks up when it’s the life and safety of others instead of their own comfort and power that’s on the line.