No, not in the slightest. My point is if you’re going to say something that lives forever, bring your best self. It’s up to each individual to decide for themselves what this means.
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Also, if you voluntarily choose not to say something, nothing has been taken from you. Nothing external has been imposed upon you.
This is what makes speaking up in the face of opposition a brave act in the first place.
So if I’m a dissident living in an authoritarian dictatorship, “bringing my best self” would surely mean not saying anything that could offend the tyra… er I mean great leader, right?
> Also, if you voluntarily choose not to say something, nothing has been taken from you. Nothing external has been imposed upon you.
Nothing? If I see an injustice happening in society, and “voluntarily” choose not to voice my concern, nothing has been taken from or imposed upon me?
> This is what makes speaking up in the face of opposition a brave act in the first place.
Indeed, one that people have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for
So if I’m a dissident living in an authoritarian dictatorship, “bringing my best self” would surely mean not saying anything that could offend the tyra… er I mean great leader, right?