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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by inimino on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:48PM (#20831213)
Well put!

Bad intentions are not necessary to build an authoritarian system. All it takes is enough good-intentioned people being unaware of the system they are building and their role in it.

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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by mindslight on Thursday August 29, 2019 @01:09PM (#20831460)
Being aware of the system itself doesn't even capture it. People need to be aware of the system's effects, from the marginalized perspective.
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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by inimino on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:58PM (#20832522)
Right. It's not enough to be aware that there is a system if you remain unaware of its shape, who it excludes, etc.
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