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Re:Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras by numpad0 on Friday September 18, 2020 @10:23AM (#24517132)
Existing implementations only detect moods and collect data for analysis, my idea is if you're just going to do open-loop brainwashing, you don't have to know users at all so it could be done without "invading privacy".

> sociopath

ok, I mean no harm to humanity, but, um,

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Re:Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras by rmrfstar on Friday September 18, 2020 @12:08PM (#24518544)
I was making a general statement that the ideology of "maximize profits by any lawful means" is a profoundly antisocial one.

I don't think many people actually subscribe to that ideology, but enough do that it's worth challenging whenever it is articulated (as it seems to have been in your comment).

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Re:Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras by rocketmaster1 on Friday September 18, 2020 @01:04PM (#24519221)
> ok, I mean no harm to humanity, but, um, Sorry to gate keep but then you're not lawful evil. A lawful evil character is completely okay with harming people (through legal means of course) as long as it benefits them.
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