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A comment on Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY’s hedged repair bill. Parent comment

Re:Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY’s hed... by Mechanical9 on Friday February 17, 2023 @01:21PM (#34838312)
It sounds like you are trying to justify an anti-majoritarian stance with majoritarian consensus. If you are against majoritarianism, you should probably find another way to make your case. Here, let me help you out:

It's better for a small minority of people to make the rules. A small minority of people agree with this, thus it is correct.

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Re:Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY’s hed... by MichaelZuo on Friday February 17, 2023 @06:33PM (#34842046)
No?

Clearly there are things desired by the majority of the population that are not desirable because of downstream effects.

There are thousands of comments and posts on HN every year describing examples.

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