fburnaby comments on Offense versus harm minimization - Less Wrong
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One way is to try and compare similar countries where such offensiveness bans are enforced or not, and see which direction net migration is.
This may be difficult since countries without such bans will in all likely become more prosperous than those with them.
Another alternative might be comparing the same country before and after such laws, e.g. Pakistan.
"Look at the world". Always a good answer!
I have a bad head for history. Do you know of anyone who has done this for me, ala Jared Diamond, for the case of free speech? It seems like it may still be hard to find someone who is plausibly unbiased on such a topic.