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Comment by darkerside

Just like in real life, I think the answer is not prevention but accountability. The only thing stopping a random person from bashing in my head on the sidewalk (besides moral decency) is their understanding of the consequences. They can do it, but they'll go to jail for a long, long time.

Similarly, the answer on the net is not to stop bad actors from being bad. It's to punish and hold accountable those that do bad things. That avoids the "thoughtcrime" problem, and makes space for actual freedom.

The only thing we have to lose is privacy for domain owners. Seems like a trade-off worth considering.

parent darkerside 6 years ago

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