Self-Censorship When Writing: Is it Good or Bad?

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3 years ago

I saw something funny in my social media account and wanted to share it on noise cash too but I stopped myself. It was a politically inclined funny post. Some people might get offended and such so of course I just didn't post it. I shared it on another writing site that is censorship free. And then I posted how I stopped myself from posting it in noise.cash. Voila! I also thought of freewriting this article. 😄

Both in read cash and noise cash, there are rules on what can be written and posted. These rules include not posting or sharing about extremism, calls to violence, porn, fighting others or hate-filled content and such. If one dares to post such a thing and someone reports it then it may cause us to not receive any BCH in the future. Or the content will definitely be removed.

Thus we come to self-censorship, we stop ourselves from posting anything extreme that others might find offensive. Freedom of speech should not mean we use it to hurt other people with our words.

Censoring ourselves is actually what we should always do online.

These days more and more people are creating dummy accounts just to be able to be rude and say really bad things to other people. Some even enjoy hurting other people's feelings. Wow.

Smear campaigns anyone? Online trolls earn from writing fake news and spewing hateful words to various people. Egads, how low have we humans become?

Here in read cash/noise cash however there are those who get away with saying bad things because they can delete the rude words later on. Indeed, how can the profile of the person or the comment itself be reported if they already deleted it? A perfect example of it was what I experienced last month. It just goes to show what kind of attitude "hidden" or so-called anonymous people have online.

And so we see how censorship and the corresponding sentence for going against the rules is not really something we can always count on here and in noise.

What is fairness? What is equality? What is justice? Are these not worth fighting for? Are these not worth writing about? Unfortunately one's sense of such may be different to others.

We are all different yet the same.

We spew hateful words, we get hurt, we retaliate, we forgive, we hate again and we forget to love one another. That's the biggest problem we have.

This is why I have long realized how the golden rule sucks. Twisted followers of this saying become retaliatory when offended. Don't believe me? Observe yourselves dear readers. Hehe.

Okay I am veering off the topic. I just want to say that read cash and noise cash is not the place to write things others might consider extreme. Taboo topics must be avoided as much as possible because it might instigate hate and online fights. Remember that's not allowed on both sites.

And so I stick to environmental stuff, writing unbiased articles as much as possible. But I can't help it. You can still see my bias in those previous articles of mine. 😅 I still shared about the corporation/s and people we have to call out for their terrible behavior. There is a fine line on what can be considered unacceptable content here and in noise cash. Some people might not see it but it is there.

Even if I do self-censorship, others still post insensitive stuff without recourse. Some people just don't care. You know what they say, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." In real life we still say bad things to others and think it's alright. Tsk tsk, it is not easy to be a good person eh?

Censoring oneself is something not everyone does. That's why there are people who are rude and tactless. Locally we call them taklesa. Having delicadeza or decency is also not very easy to apply when we are angry and in pain. Well, what about those who still have bad manners even when not experiencing any kind of hardships at that moment?

For sure, it takes a lot to still be the bigger person in difficult situations.

You might say I am writing something that's double meaning here but I'm just freewriting and saying what's on my mind.

Actually I should be finishing the fourth module of my TESDA online course but here I am again... Writing an article so I have something to post here today just like some of you my dear readers. Haha. Well. Such is the life of someone earning BCH from writing here.

Since freewriting is the norm here in read cash then I might as well write more of such. I'm just going with the flow here. Sorry but I don't have enough time to do a well-researched article right now. I have 3 modules to finish until end of the month. (Hello self-imposed deadline.)

So anyway, do you also censor yourself on what you write here and in noise? What do you avoid posting on both sites or other websites?

XOXO,

@LucyStephanie

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I was really happy to have come across this article because self censorship is something I think about a lot as a writer. I do not think that I write controversial stuff, but sometimes I overthink things. And if I'm not comfortable about something I wrote, I either don't post it or if I don't feel good about it, I take it down.

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2 years ago

Yeah. Hehe. For me if it's too controversial I post elsewhere.

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2 years ago

I think at the end of the day it is simply a matter of knowing your audience. There are places where I may be more inclined to post controversial stuff. Noise and read are likely not one of them. It depends on what it is, though.

I don't think it self-censorship per se. It's just knowing there is a time and place, and knowing when that time is and where that place is.

Just my two cents.

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3 years ago

Yep, those I consider not for posting here I post somewhere else. Hehe.

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3 years ago

Self-censorship can reduce a lot of problems even in real life there are some issues I dont like talking about because you never know who will get offended with what you say, but nowadays you see people writing all sorts online without caring about others! how low have we gone o humans!!

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3 years ago

Yes indeed. This is a growing problem we must curtail.

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3 years ago

Immediately or its going to ruin society as we know it

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3 years ago

Self-censorship here turns into manual censorship in real life. We can't talk about everything in front of everyone, we can't do whatever we want, we are subject to certain rules or we restrain ourselves out of respect. These can be considered censorship. As a matter of fact, some rules can be circumvented. How can we do this? Using the power of words, using a softer style, maybe we can overflow a little bit.

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3 years ago

Yes definitely, it's all a matter of using the better words. You got it! 😁👍

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3 years ago

I find myself self-censoring too. It’s often needed for the peace sake. I don’t take sides in arguments and if I don’t like what someone wrote, I sometimes unfollow them and move on to the next post/article. I also try to bear in mind other people’s religions and views when writing.

I have a live and let live attitude in general.

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3 years ago

True, better to have peace in all things in this life. :)

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3 years ago

Sometimes I don't censored myself at noise, haha I am blunt sometimes but I think some of my opinions is not that calling for violence but I did try name calling once, and I got warnings from noise. So I am more careful this time. But we cannot please all people, there are always haters even if we do good or bad.

Those people who make dummy accounts just to speak ill to others doesn't have a life, or kulang sa aruga haha

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3 years ago

True hahaha. Di mahal ng magulang. 😂

Ay pwede pala yun may pa-warning naman pala from noise. Hehe.

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3 years ago

Definitely. Censoring oneself must be practiced at all times whether in the platform or in personal life. ☺️

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3 years ago

Apir tayo jan. hehehe.

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3 years ago

🖐️

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3 years ago

You talk about extreme! Extreme is not the same as posting something someone else might not like, feel hurt about or offended. These days many people feel easily offended and there's hardly humour left. People forgot how to make what weight heavy on their shoulders lighter by having a good laugh about it. Laughing seems to be forbidden.

If it comes to restrictions every site has them or policies. There are no sites where people can not report you, make your life miserable or where they do not ignore you and read something else instead.

No matter what you write there will always be someone who hates it, dislikes it or can't smile about it.

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3 years ago

Hehe yes you're right. These days people are too sensitive/easily offended.

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3 years ago

Yes, a couple of times I'd refrained myself from posting something on noise cash for fear of offending someone. It's a fine line that can be difficult to determine though. If it's not on the extreme, some people can be offended by the littles of things. Oh well. Such is life.

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3 years ago

Haha that's true. Hard to determine so we just don't post when in doubt. :)

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3 years ago

True na minsan magandang mag-vent out kaso baka may masaktan. Nakita ko din yang post mo sa Dbuzz. Kaso pareho lang sila. Yung Pinoy Ako Blog, bayaran din yun. Kahit saang side naman ng politics, pare-pareho sila. Mahirap lang malaman sino lesser evil kasi marami dyan, mababait kuno magsalita pero nasa loob kulo. Parang "wolf in sheep's clothing". Photo ops dyan photo ops dito. At yung iba, garapalan ugali.

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3 years ago

Haha ayun n nga. Basta pinost ko na lng dun baka may magreklamo pa imbes na matawa eh. Hahaha.

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3 years ago

One of the things I like about Noise and Read is that they are generally low toxic. It's true that there is spam. But there aren't insults like on Twitter for example. I'm surprised that this user called you an idiot, that's very wrong. I have read him for a long time, first in Publishox and then in Noise. It was quite offensive. I here even though I publish about the situation in my country, I avoid getting into political discussions. And religious themes.

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3 years ago

Exactly. I was shocked at the behavior. That's why who would even join that other site he/she/it is promoting if rudeness is the norm there. It's not only me who've noticed that behavior on that site. Lol. No thanks we're better off and happier here and in noise.

And yeah that's why I like it here and in noise. Everybody is behaved and showing the best version of ourselves. :)

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3 years ago

Yeah, I like the vibes of most of the people here. It's like these platforms bring out the best in us.

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3 years ago

hala i didn't notice that post of yours sis maybe because inactive pa ako at that time sa noise... ano na kaya ang status ng acct nung taong yun

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3 years ago

Nako feeling ko active pa rin. Blinock ako bago ako maka-reply e di blinock ko rin. Pati dito blinock ako e di blockan kami. Lol.

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3 years ago

Ahh andito din pala sya

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3 years ago

Yup. Nakita ko lang din nag-sponsor sa ibang member dito.

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3 years ago

Hahays! Right. Censoring oneself or self-evaluating is not that important to those people who are feeling have rights and power. They just let it out whatever they think is right for them.

Meron pa yan parang ewan praise ba nila sa sarili o ano. "Maldita kasi talaga ako"

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3 years ago

Haha, aminado sila. Hayyy hirap tlga magpakatao. Hehe.

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3 years ago

Kaya pag may nagkukwento na ganon na maldita kasi ako, ay nako gorl ewan ko sayo haha Akala niya kina-cool niya pa yun. Marga ikaw ba yan? Hahaha

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3 years ago

Wahaha. So far wla pa naman ako nakilalang aminadong maldita. XD

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3 years ago

I checked the link you shared from the other comment. Funny naman talaga haha.

I remember the other day, I couldn't help myself but comment on a boosted article here on read. The writer shared that she tested positive for covid19 but she still doesn't believe in the virus. Having known people who died from covid, I couldn't stop myself. Patola ako pagdating sa misinformation eh.

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3 years ago

Di ba? Hehe.

Bwahaha malala naman yung nagka-covid na di pa rin naniniwala. Haha. I think nakita ko rin yun pero di ko na binasa at di ko na rin kinommentan. Haha.

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3 years ago

I think this is a place where you can give your opinion about what you like or dislike but you should do it in a way that does not attack anyone. I think there are many platforms where you can go and write things in a nasty way and those are the places where those who live looking for disputes can end up. But if you want a quiet place to write, respect, read others, share achievements and be at peace, this is the place.

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3 years ago

Yes indeed. This is why I like it here. No rude people at all. Haha.

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3 years ago

Now I'm curious what you shared on your other free writing site. 😊.

The bad side of free writing is you can guard yourself but others don't care about it.

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3 years ago

Basahin m dito.

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3 years ago

Sissy another paying site yun? Ikaw yun art girl?

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3 years ago

Yup ako yun. Yes, pero sa Hive ka mag-sign up kasi di n ata maka-sign up via diyan eh. Ay wait, pwede na 'ata ulit. Try mo 'to. But then again mas komplikado kasi mag-cashout diyan atbp. Hehe. Good luck if sasali ka. :)

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3 years ago