The only thing that really matters is building a system that is resistant to censorship.
Censorship, silencing, shadow banning, manipulation, and propaganda (public relations) by governments around the world are becoming increasingly unbearable.
I live in an EU country and rub my eyes in disbelief every day because the whole thing is simply taking on frightening proportions.
Censorship resistance matters enormously, but it's not the only thing. It's a necessary condition, not a sufficient one. You can have perfectly censorship-resistant infrastructure that enables nothing but noise and conflict.
We need vision for what we're building toward - what kind of voluntary cooperation, what systems replace the captured institutions, what human flourishing looks like. Otherwise we're just building better bunkers.
Yes, but that's not a contradiction. Opposition to censorship is the cornerstone of this. In my opinion, free debate, even on controversial topics, controversial views, and controversial opinions, is the foundation of a healthy society. Everything else is important too, but without this cornerstone, it is unstable.
