I'm not a firm believer that there is only one "true" reality. Every one of us sees the world through glasses colored by the sum total of our past experiences within the limits of our innate ability, both physical and mental. We like to simplify the human experience by believing that there really is One True nature of things that are. Maybe there is, maybe there isn't.

What I do know is that when you limit your experience of reality passively or by active choice, you should at least admit that what you have chosen is your own variant and not necessarily the same as that of others. Censorship is an artificial and active limiter on what we are allowed to experience as reality. It's a tool which can only be wielded by those who presume to know better. It is a tool to soothe and placate, to restrain and control, to make people docile and manageable.

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