Add a section on freedom of speech and the freedom to filter

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@@ -210,6 +210,47 @@ But how can we get from here to there?
 
 ** Freedom of speech also means freedom to filter
 
+As an intermediate step, we should throw out a source of confusion:
+what is "freedom of speech"?
+Does it mean that we have to listen to hate speech?
+
+We can start by saying that freedom of speech and the freedom of
+assembly are critical tools.
+Indeed, these are some of the few tools we have against totalitarian
+authorities, of which the world is increasingly threatened by.
+
+Nonetheless, we are under severe threat from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-fascism][neo-fascists]].
+Neo-fascists play an interesting trick: they exercise their freedom of
+speech by espousing hate speech and, when people say they don't want
+to listen to them, say that this is censorship.
+
+Except that freedom of speech merely means that you have the freedom
+to /exercise/ your speech, somewhere.
+It does not mean that everyone has to listen to you.
+You also have the right to call someone an asshole, or stop listening
+to them.
+There is no requirement to read every spam that crosses your email
+inbox to preserve freedom of speech; neither is there to listen to
+someone who is being an asshole.
+The freedom to filter is the complement to freedom of speech.
+This applies to both individuals and to communities.
+
+Indeed, neo-fascists are playing a trick: they are not really
+interested in freedom of speech at all.
+They are interested in freedom of /their/ speech, up until the point
+where they can gain enough power to prevent others from saying things
+they don't like.
+This is easily demonstrated; see how many people on the internet are
+willing to threaten women and minorities who exercise the smallest
+amount of autonomy, yet the moment that someone calls them out on
+their /own/ bullshit, they cry censorship.
+Don't confuse an argument for "freeze peach" for an argument for
+"free speech".
+
+Still, what can we do?
+Perhaps we cannot prevent assholes from joining the wider social
+network... but maybe we can develop a system where we don't have to
+hear them.
 
 ** Did we borrow the wrong assumptions?
 
@@ -235,8 +276,8 @@ will generate the most advertising revenue.
 
 One egregious example of this is the prominence of the "follower
 count" in contemporary social networks, particularly Twitter.
-When visiting another user's profile, even someone who is aware of and
-dislikes its effect will have trouble not comparing follower counts
+When visiting another user's profile, even someone who is aware of andd
+islikes its effect will have trouble not comparing follower counts
 and mentally using this as a value judgement, either about the other
 person or about themselves.
 Users are subconsciously tricked into playing a popularity contest,