Censorship is impossible in a Free Society
That's absolutely true, but what is Free Society? This question is rather philosophical.
The defining characteristic of a free society is the absence of initiation of violence.
Everyone gives different definitions of this term operating in their favor. E.g. from Wikipedia free society is where all individuals act voluntarily, having the freedom to obtain the power and resources to fulfill their own potential.
I personally give the following definition:
Free Society is a society where all people are equal and have the same power.
And these definitions are contradictive. As if someone has the freedom to obtain the power, starting at some point he will have more power that will be certainly used in his favor to put pressure on another member of this society. Thus, in my opinion, Free Society doesn't exist and Steemit (like many others) is far from being a free society as the strength of more powerful can be used for dominance (notice that I did not use the word censorship). And I'm not talking that this is bad, I'm just stating the fact.
Free society is a utopian ideal. It may be possible in cyberspace but it's not currently possible in any nation because most people aren't rational enough to maintain it.
My thoughts exactly.
that is hilarious and so true.
Equal in what? Same power to do what?
Free society defined as you put it is still wholly subjective.
Free society = people are free to engage in whatever behavior they desire PROVIDED that it does not restrict others to engage in whatever behavior they desire. THAT is objective.
A society where "all people are equal and have the same power" is the sort of naive nonsense of utopian thinking that historically leads to mass graves.
Another nice philosophical definition, but still doesn't change the subject. Do you believe in the existence of free society? If so, give me an example, where there is no "restriction on engagement".
Nonsense is to introduce concepts that do not exist in real life. It's useful when you reflect on something insightful but in fact, doesn't change the real situation somehow. Therefore, I don't deny that my description of this term is nonsense as well
"If"
the point here is every one needs to be responsible for their actions.
Too bad steem isn't a free society.