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what's funny about self-censoring?
The reactions people on the internet have make me laugh.
Used to be that swearing asserted my right to free self expression. But now I live in bizzaro world, where self-censoring is considered "uncouth behavior", so I occasionally enjoy censoring my swears just to reassert my right to free self expression.
The fact the people get upset about it is kind of hilarious.
It's considered stupid because it's catering to big Capitalism and their platforms like TikTok that mess with your views because you are using controversial words.
So it's expected to meet some resistance when you're on Lemmy.
100% agree.
I just have a chip on my shoulder about being made to speak in any particular way. So since I'm on Lemmy...