alt Hacker News > Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences.
Your scenarios are nowhere near the one we're talking about. It's a WiFi device name. Do you know the SSIDs of your neighbors? When's the last time you checked?
It's not the equivalent of someone shouting or even talking loudly. You have to actively do things to see that device name. It is, without action on your part, invisible.
The scenario is closer to walking up to someone, asking what their shirt says, and then getting mad. This isn't someone getting in your face. You won't even know who owns the device!
You can simply connect to the plane's WiFi and then continue ignoring the names of all the other devices on the plane. You don't even have to connect to the plane's WiFi!
You're being absurd. Come on. It is so fucking easy to go about your life without ever knowing the device name of any person sitting on your plane. It's also incredibly easy to just let it go and move on with your life. Why are you letting such a dumb thing consume your mind and make you so angry? Why are you trying so hard to defend people who are actively looking to fight?
> Your scenarios are nowhere near the one we're talking about. It's a WiFi device name.
You can choose to make your SSID openly visible or not. It is "shouting" into the wifi space. And it was clearly visible in this case!
But see all other reasons in my previous statement why a Captain of a plane might choose to shut down "contentious" statements.
IE it is nothing to do with the statement itself. It is the time and place. Feel free to fight for a cause anywhere else.