> There's nothing stopping me from going to the "town square" and yapping on about how God has returned, or that Kanye West is my dad, or is dead. People would just ignore me, I suspect.
As I understand it, many people are actually incapable of performing this function and are desperate to have what they view as a higher authority (corporations, governments) protect and guide them. I do feel for these people, this must be a terrifying and bewildering time for them. Hopefully if Twitter does become less moderated, it could provide an affordable service for them that filters out content that they would be unable to cope with being exposed to.
As I understand it, many people are actually incapable of performing this function and are desperate to have what they view as a higher authority (corporations, governments) protect and guide them. I do feel for these people, this must be a terrifying and bewildering time for them. Hopefully if Twitter does become less moderated, it could provide an affordable service for them that filters out content that they would be unable to cope with being exposed to.