The possible deeper consequences of freedom of speech. First of all I want to thank everyone who responded to my topic.
I was afraid nobody would respond. As I mention somewhere, English is not my native language, responding is not so easy ...
I live with the knowledge that every individual has his or her own reality ... and that within that reality everyone has their own truths.
This realization gives me the space and freedom to respect and study other opinions.
I'm not the type of person who wants to bring people to other ideas or opinions.
Staying flexible is the source of becoming a richer person.
Endless discussions of who is right is something that I let glide over me ...
The freedom of speech and the large flow of information that is currently available are indeed two different aspects. But they are closely intertwined.
I could have expressed the freedom of speech with; the hopeless urge of people to have to share their opinions about everything ... Yet I regard this behavior as a result of the general freedom of speech.
People want hopeless confirmation. People became terribly obsessed with getting attention and confirmation. I also consider this as a separate theme. But all of this urge again causes a lot of unnecessary information.
I also grew up before everyone had a computer at home. I found most of the information I needed back then in the libraries. Internet within reach is an enormous freedom. It's delicious. But I can turn this off. I don't have a television either.
For those who want to read further, I will list some examples below?
I used to buy a newspaper on a summer Sunday morning and read it on a terrace of a bar with a cup of coffee. Usually when other people sat on the terrace with a drink, they talk a little quietly. I should have made an effort to follow the conversation. There were also exceptions back then. But If I want to read my newspaper today in this setting, I MUST listen to all the details. People talk loudly. People talk about everything. It is an acquired right. Am I rusty and old? I do not think so. I follow ... But it is a lot of information when you count everything up ...
It's at the supermarket checkout, it's at the pharmacy's checkout, it's in the doctor's waiting room, ... I sometimes feel I’m being chased by sentences that start with, "You know what I'm thinking about that. .. "and" My opinion about this is ... " I’m not asking to hear all this people ... Maybe I should write a new topic about the freedom of being quiet ... People are becoming more and more afraid of the silence. As if silence must be broken with endless conversations. Hopeless unnecessary conversations. Often no content. No message ... Just rattling ...
It's hard not to condemn this situation. I will not do it. But I consider it a problem.
It could be my problem. Maybe not.