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Re:Study finds Reddit’s ban of its most toxic subreddits wor... by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday April 28, 2019 @08:57PM (#19774973)
> Nothing is ever clear cut, but a lack of perfect knowledge and the possibility of unintended consequences are poor reasons to refrain from acting when the consequences of not acting are dire.

Sounds like a thinly veiled version of the Politician's Syllogism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism

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