Oh hey, sorry, I meant "you" in the sense of "one."

Hey, thanks, it's nice to know you didn't mean the reply as a kind of attack against me personally. And I didn't think you did, it seemed like the kind of reply someone gives when they come by and feel like commenting on the general ideas without thinking too deeply about what's written there. Not to knock that or whatever, I've done it a lot myself. I know what it's like to value having goodwill and wanting to know you weren't offending someone across the internet, and I appreciate people wanting to treat me well, so I wanted to try to reply in the same vein.

I didn't think you meant "you" in the personal sense though, it was the content of the message I wanted to respond to. Whether or not directed at any one person, the thrust of the argument seemed to be that freer speech is only desirable for bad people ("jerks"). I don't think that's true, and it's not just that I don't like the implication about me, it's a message I think is part of the current ecosystem and I don't like the implication about all people who want freer speech than what's offered here. I also wanted to point out that someone who was arguing against saying negative things about others was someone who was participating in that themselves; it's a pattern I see somewhat often and I think it's worth pointing out for people who haven't noticed it yet.

Anyway, thank you for the conversation, I don't know if you'll want to reply again but I feel I've probably made my case now, whether or not anyone agrees with it.