I completely agree with the sentiment about free speech. My hope for blockchains like this is that, even if there are polarizing opinions that are shared, we can still have discussion about it like adults. I'd personally like to see well thought-out "heated" debates in which ideas are targeted and discussed rather than making ad hominem attacks and calling for "cancelling" like what you typically see on Twitter. I'm hopeful for the future of Hive and other blockchains that strive to uplift the free voice of the people and allow critical thinking and constructive criticism and debate to take place uncensored. Thank you for the post, I enjoyed hearing your thoughts!
Well there is a certain element to Hive that still maybe is too reflective of the real world. I mean what job can you find where you can freely speak your mind without consequences? But still yet no matter how heavy a person gets downvoted their speech can still be seen. Its just how tough of a person are ya, not you, but how much are you willing to lose? Do you think the people around you are willing to stand with ya as you lose everything from standing for what you might think is right? Anyways at least with Hive they can not delete your account or take the money you have in your wallet... just the paycheck from the community or your reputation... In real life or twitter we can be deleted easily but here on Hive you can have true grit and no matter how often you get let down by the people around you, you can still spit and yell out to the moon and still be standing with a voice.
I don't have a problem with people agreeing with me or not, I just like the idea of the platform not censoring what IS being said! And ultimately, I don't see a lot happening to reputation when you're sharing opinions unless they're things like "PedOPhiLia iS OkAY." Ultimately, I think people are reasonable enough to engage in meaningful discourse, and value the right to free speech without necessarily valuing what is being said.