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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
You shouldn’t have to eexpress your opinion but I say you should have to so I know how to feel!
Thats what you just said .
Also your absolutely delusional if the average goes withb16 followers says some thing vs an althete/actor with multiple millions of followers says some thing. That's a new kind of delusional I didn't have on my 2026 bingo card. Mechanic Joe says the elite are reptiles vs. Taylor Swift says the elite are reptiles. Let's see how many ppl re-tweet that crazy.
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Speaking of delusional, nowhere did I say anyone has to express their opinion, nor did I say anyone has to use someone else's to know how to feel. Just that someone with a billion followers has the same right to express it as someone with 1 follower.
The sad fact that people believe something just because someone they idolize believe it doesn't mean they shouldn't express it. If Joe Blow wants to believe something because his favourite athlete believes it, that's a problem with how Joe Blow speaks, not the athlete, and it's not on the athlete that Joe Blow is a moron.
Mechanic Joe and Taylor Swift in your example have the same right to say what they think. They're not responsible for how others think or react or respond.
At what point should people no longer express their opinions? 1000 followers? 100,000? 1 million? What's that line where suddenly they are too popular so they are now muzzled.
But yes, if someone famous, such as Taylor Swift, or not-famous, such as yourself, expresses an opinion, anyone else reading or hearing that opinion is allowed to use that information to decide whether or not they want to hear more from that person, or like that person. How else do you decide whether or not you admire or respect someone, than learning more about what they think?