Re:Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws
by gumby on Saturday March 02, 2019 @11:51AM
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I upvoted that comment (admittedly only because it appeared greyed).
> Comments like this don't contribute anything to the discussion...
While flip, it makes a good point: this is a kind of “dog bites man” topic. Such topics can still be usefully addressed, (and the article is a good one) but the outrage should be at the effectiveness (if any) and perhaps techniques rather than the action at all (which unfortunately is the subject of the article title).
> and I would argue they're actually harmful because they make people complacent.
The brevity of the comment is indeed cynical, but it sparled a good comment from you as well as provoking thought on my part of “what makes a discussion like this relevant”
> Comments like this don't contribute anything to the discussion...
While flip, it makes a good point: this is a kind of “dog bites man” topic. Such topics can still be usefully addressed, (and the article is a good one) but the outrage should be at the effectiveness (if any) and perhaps techniques rather than the action at all (which unfortunately is the subject of the article title).
> and I would argue they're actually harmful because they make people complacent.
The brevity of the comment is indeed cynical, but it sparled a good comment from you as well as provoking thought on my part of “what makes a discussion like this relevant”