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   Rather than use comment forms on other people’s websites or parasocial
   media, Matthew Cambion replies here.

   This text was dumped from starbreaker.org/commentary/index.html with lynx.

   I have long thought that the whole point of having one’s website (and
   incurring the expenses of domain registration and hosting) is being
   able to have your say without being subject to any restraints other
   than the law itself. In the US, the highest law governing speech is the
   First Amendment.

   While I could, and have, commented on other people’s blog posts on
   their own sites, or used platforms like the Fediverse or Reddit, I have
   done so knowing that I was an uninvited and at best tolerated guest.
   What I posted there could be discarded or edited at the discretion of
   the site’s operator. But on starbreaker.org, I am the operator, and I
   will have my say regardless of anybody else’s objections.

   However, I will not use this section merely to disagree with people.
   You may also finding me saying "yes, but..." or "yes, and..."

Rather than use comment forms on other people’s websites or parasocial media,
Matthew Cambion replies here.

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