• ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    20 days ago

    Because it’s not the first 99 people that know all about you that are the problem, it’s the 1 in a 100 who are out to grief or scam or steal or coerce.

    People love to share about themselves, and that’s fine… unless there’s a malicious actor prompting them to overshare.

    People love to gossip about each other, and that’s usually tolerable… until rumor is weaponized.

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      20 days ago

      Privacy rights can be likened to a strong door keeping the wolves out.

      Another option would be to do away with the wolves.

      Which is cheaper for our society?

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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        19 days ago

        The door is cheaper.

        History has shown, time and time again, that any wolf-eradication program will, almost immediately, be taken over by the wolves themselves and used for their own cruel ends.

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        20 days ago

        How would you do away with the wolves today, if the non-wolves could become wolves tomorrow?

        I don’t see that as a possible option at all.