I hate pollution as much as anyone but it’s hard to see how it might be a good thing that someone’s paper mill launch is being censored by the state.
I hate cancer as much as anyone, but it’s hard to see how it might be a good thing that someone’s tobacco advertising is being censored by the state.
I hate sex trafficking as much as anyone, but it’s hard to see how it might be a good thing that someone’s Russian bride catalog launch is being censored by the state.
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I guess my point is that your broad objection to government interference is completely meritless without considering the specific harms and benefits under discussion. The problem with surveillance is that the harms are distributed and delayed. Meanwhile Facebook does everything it can to obfuscate what these harms might even be.
I hate cancer as much as anyone, but it’s hard to see how it might be a good thing that someone’s tobacco advertising is being censored by the state.
I hate sex trafficking as much as anyone, but it’s hard to see how it might be a good thing that someone’s Russian bride catalog launch is being censored by the state.
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I guess my point is that your broad objection to government interference is completely meritless without considering the specific harms and benefits under discussion. The problem with surveillance is that the harms are distributed and delayed. Meanwhile Facebook does everything it can to obfuscate what these harms might even be.