Then, while you aren engaging in free speech, you are also engaging in stalking/harassment. If you stopped following the person who, presumably, doesn’t want you following them, you are still free to say whatever you like at any volume.
Free speech isn’t just “I can say whatever I want.”
It’s also “nobody can make me say something I don’t want to.”
And then also “I don’t have to listen to anything I don’t want to.” (You are here.)
And finally, “I can’t stop other people from listening to what they want to hear.”
This is the point of “if a tree falls in a forest and nobody js around to hear…” Speech is communication which is bidirectional, it can’t be free unless both sides are free to engage or not.
Free speech isn’t just “I can say whatever I want.”
It’s also “nobody can make me say something I don’t want to.”
And then also “I don’t have to listen to anything I don’t want to.” (You are here.)
And finally, “I can’t stop other people from listening to what they want to hear.”
This is the point of “if a tree falls in a forest and nobody js around to hear…” Speech is communication which is bidirectional, it can’t be free unless both sides are free to engage or not.