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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by jariel on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:25PM (#24122958)
"This is a beautiful implementation of a tactic to shift a conversation."

It's just a comment, not a 'tactic'.

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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by Supermancho on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:48PM (#24123352)
Turns out, things can be viewed differently from different contexts. It's both a comment AND a tactic.
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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by hevelvarik on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @02:31PM (#24123970)
It’s not a tactic without intent

And if you hold that something can be a tactic without intent, then anything and everything is a tactic to bring about its related reaction.

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