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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by stiltzkin on Thursday February 02, 2023 @12:26PM (#34629932)
Eternal September, when big social media sites get big enough you will find larpers and bots including Hacker News.
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by macrolocal on Thursday February 02, 2023 @12:51PM (#34630367)
Even so, the larpers and bots seem more authoritarian now.
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by ethbr0 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @01:09PM (#34630635)
Not sure Eternal September is an apt ad hom, when the parent you're responding to has been bitching about government overreach since the original meaning of the phrase.
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by macrolocal on Thursday February 02, 2023 @01:29PM (#34630979)
Gadflies play a critical role in the ecosystem!
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by ethbr0 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @02:44PM (#34631999)
Mhmm. And what separates a gadfly from not-gadfly?
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by macrolocal on Thursday February 02, 2023 @03:28PM (#34632504)
Gadflies target Bellerophons obviously.

It your steed can't handle a few gadflies, stay away from Mount Olympus.

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