This thought has popped into my head at random times, but in particular when I read an article like this one:
https://www.theverge.com/news/637228/madison-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban
If you don't agree free speech isn't free, next time you see your boss go tell them off.
Free speech isn't free from repercussions. I guess that means free speech is only free from government retribution and not from ....what's the right word....civil retribution?
I can only imagine the way you can have the idea of free speech truly freely is by being anonymous otherwise if someone connects it to you, there can be benefits and drawbacks.