When I first came to the US a friend took me to Time Square and showed me you can shout "F Obama" at the top of your lungs and no one would bat an eye, not even the cops.

It was a powerful moment, I admit. But now I look back at it as the "empty calories" of free speech.

— Amjad Masad (@amasad) December 26, 2019

That’s the game. If you can say anything you want, but can do nothing to change anything, what does it matter that we have free speech?