People in the streets would still be able to hear my voice if they are within earshot. You physically cannot see the downvoted comments at all unless you go out of your way to open them. They are hidden from view because they are downvoted.
I don't think words on a screen can qualify as "disturbing the peace" so a comment on Reddit is not at all the same thing as going into a public place and being a nuisance to people. And it has nothing to do with whether or not people think a comment is stupid. It's purely about the fact that if a comment is downvoted enough, it gets hidden from view unless you go out of your way to open it, which counts as suppression, which counts as censorship.
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