[rhexs]

Protect them from what? I assume you're presupposing that "free speech is dangerous" here?

[hotpotamus]

Protection from their perception of threat.

[jonhohle]

I don’t think anyone needs protection from perception (unless clinical). I do think, however, that as a society we’re doing a terrible job of distinguishing relativism (personal perception) from reality (universal axioms).

The idea that someone has their “own truth” separate from the rest of the universe is one of the most absurd ideas in pop culture, imho. That a large portion of the population considers their perception universal reality makes it difficult to progress culturally.

Determining and disseminating truth is not straight forward but abdicating to relativism feels like devolving to the Middle Ages.

[harvey9]

Or from exploitation by people with more nimble minds.