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Count_Drachma posted...

If you're thinking about what you're going to say because actual censorship exists, that's a pretty significant problem. As the video points out, self-censorship is largely driven by actual censorship or a perception of forms of censorship. And if you're arguing censorship is a good thing, I'd suggest picking up a history book.

But even if you're pro-censorship and want people to self-censor more, keep in mind the downstream effects -- which includes lying during polling. Surveys, studies, and other research are often skewed by some participants who self-censor. That's one proposed reason for Trump generally doing better than polling would suggest; ie, the overtly negative reactions to people supporting Trump supposedly stop some people from mentioning they planned on voting for him. However, those votes still happened, so the only impact was the polling was misleading.

No, Im not arguing for actual censorship. Im mostly just coming from the perspective where the only time I see the term self-censorship its by assholes complaining that video game companies arent making women sexy enough, or stuff like that.