Can I buy some of the dope you're smoking? Reddit is a business and they're fully entitled to kick anyone or anything off of their platform for any reason. It's not some internet ashram for the enlightened and it never has been. I don't care if they outlaw the letter 'S' at this point. It's so far from anything worthwhile besides a huge user base, this shitstorm is just a major indicator of thatreddit being a sacred avenue
For sure I was being hyperbolic but I don't think the freedom of speech should be underestimated, whilst I think it's limited by the hive mind, and yes due to it being a business. I don't think it should be overlooked for what it was, it provided on many occasions a medium to voice grassroot concerns over major issues that weren't adequately addressed in mainstream media. To clarify, I don't actually think it was the perfect platform for freedom of speech but nor do I think it should be so immediately classified as another worthless machine churning out the mainstream narrative in the fashion of just about every other popular news and social media platform. That's completely my opinion though and I'm far from qualified. I agree with where you're coming from and I'm down to continue the discussion if you are.