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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by brightball on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:28AM (#24306003)
Specifically, I’m concerned about government placing restrictions on individuals based on their mental health history.

What is the process to dispute it? You can’t just take a blood test to say this isn’t really a problem.

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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by fjdjsmsm on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:33PM (#24306855)
Some problems don’t have easy simple solutions. Any answer will have some outside cases.

If a schizophrenic parent has in the past harmed someone, should a court ignore this when determining custody. It is unfair. If you err on being too lenient some people will be harmed. If you err on being stringent some people will be harmed.

Complex problem cannot be solved with ideology and maxims. All solutions will fail some people sometimes.

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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by a1369209993 on Friday August 28, 2020 @04:02PM (#24309307)
That example seems like a easy problem to solve actually?

> If a [] parent has in the past harmed someone, should a court ignore this when determining custody.

There you go, no need to place restrictions on people based on mental 'health', just their actual actions.

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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by claudiawerner on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:30AM (#24306033)
Oh right, I don't think I understood what you were saying, then. That's also a good question.
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