Feb 4, 2021, 7:46 PM

I'm not sure one can point to many points in history where there were not bad consequences for writers who wrote against the prevailing norms or offended the powers that be. Sure in some cases things changed over time but rarely to save the writer. I'm not going to say that death, torture, mutilation, or imprisonment is always worse than online harassment or people calling you names and not wanting to associate with you--im sure for some people the pain of being told that another person thinks they're wrong or racist or whatever is acutely painful, and if hundreds plus people are doing it at the same time along with threats that it can be harrowing and very intense pain. Especially when often innocent people in your life are roped in (though that too is "historically accurate").

But I do have to shake my head at the notion that creativity is more stifled today than in the past. With the increase of diversity and also more ways for people to get unedited or reviewed stuff out there for consumption it seems like there's more avenues for you to get your thoughts and ideas and writing projected out than ever before.

Maybe not by the places you most crave or tp tbe accolades you wish, and not quite as much to tbe detriment of ideas/people you don't like, but.