Reddit is the best demonstration why the First Amendment exists

There is no better demonstration why the First Amendment exists than Reddit. It’s exactly what would happen to free speech if such rights were subject to “democracy” (e.g. downvoting) and “laws” (e.g. mods)

Any website/country with a “downvote” system will always be abused more by censorship-loving individuals than debate-loving individuals

And the censorship power enjoyed by mods/governments will always be craved more by tyrants, than by a free and industrious people

Subjecting this natural right to mob rule ensures the creation of a complete and total echo chamber, dominated by groupthink, characterized by ignorance

EDIT: Obviously, as a private company, Reddit and its users can do what they want with speech. The point of this post is that the government shouldn’t operate the same way Reddit does. Unfortunately, about half of the country (and probably most of Reddit users) want it to. But, if you think it’s a bummer that this post has been flaired, congratulations, you agree with me!

EDIT: Makes post about how government shouldn’t control speech the way Reddit controls speech. Receives dozens of DMs from illiterate libtards about “mUh HiPoCkRuHsEe!” because they can’t comment

chef’s kiss