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Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by darkerside on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @07:34AM (#31259085)
Intentions and outcomes can certainly be different, but I think intentions provide a higher floor for the downside risk.
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Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by ByteJockey on Saturday May 07, 2022 @04:43AM (#31293050)
> but I think intentions provide a higher floor for the downside risk.

The quote at the end was supposed to convey the opposite message.

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Re:CDC tracked millions of phones to see if Americans follow... by darkerside on Saturday May 07, 2022 @11:59AM (#31295665)
I think the risk C.S. describes there is the endless nature of the torment, not the severity. Stung by gadflies, not dismembered by a nemesis.
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