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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by paganel on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:08AM (#20910049)
I’m saying that when a close friend of yours sends you a child to be raped then I assume that that close friend of yours knew that you liked raping children, orherwise he would have sent you something else or nothing at all.
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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by leereeves on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:28AM (#20910134)
I think you're assuming "friend" means "someone you like" and the purpose of a gift is to make a friend happy.

But among the powerful, "friend" often means "someone who is useful to know" and "gifts" usually have a self-serving motive.

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