81: Self Censored

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Self-censorship has been on my mind lately. We see the censoring apparatus at work more obviously than ever as some of our favorite podcasters, YouTube channels, Instagram accounts have episodes or videos pulled down, fact check icons show up below their posts, etc. We've seen the censorship around the last election, and with Robert F. Kennedy having multiple episodes of podcasts pulled down just by being a guest, it's very obvious to everyone that your words are being watched in some way. I worry about the impact that has on peoples' willingness to speak their mind and say what they think is true. I know it has an impact on me, not just on my public facing work, but also when I write anything, text, capture my thoughts in a Google Doc or an Evernote. It's not that someone's there over your shoulder looking at every word, it's just that it's all being compiled, and then suddenly and seemingly arbitrarily, you're receiving a notification that your episode or post has been pulled. It starts to build a self-imposed straight jacket on your mind over time, and it's just frustrating. Thanks for checking out the new acoustic EP. If you want to check it out on Spotify, here you go: https://open.spotify.com/album/4lqELukrT8gmk9mEuBhags?si=FJ0u6CiqSoy5DO0F56AhwA Get in touch with us: 📞 Leave us a voicemail on PodInbox: https://podinbox.com/cheineon 📧 Send us an email: https://www.cheineon.com/contact/ 🗣️ Sponsor the show: https://www.cheineon.com/contact/