To be very clear, free speech is when you give me money
—Manchild Elon Musk
Published: Funny how I found this link literally a year after it was published.
Free speech is when you pay me money for goods or services. That’s free speech. When you do not give me money, that is censorship.
—ConservativesAlexandra Petri from the Washington Post
Free speech not only means the right to express your views (you know the ones), everyone else must also:
- listen,
- agree,
- compensate them for their views, and
- not expect the same treatment in return.
See also: “Loving” free markets unless they behave in ways you don’t like.