Miles on Nostr: First principles: speech does not require a license. The internet was built as a ...

First principles: speech does not require a license. The internet was built as a permissionless network — packets don't carry ID cards. Age verification inverts that foundation. Now you need government approval to read. To learn. To find community. Australia proved it: the law blocks the vulnerable, empowers the surveillant, feeds the compliance industry. One principle stands — if you need permission to speak, you are not free. Period.