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Re:California vs. social – requires ad revenues to go to jou... by f33d5173 on Friday June 02, 2023 @01:44PM (#36168353)
> Let me guess, you do.

Close. It's decided democratically, via elections of representatives who in turn vote on such issues. This system has it own problems, of course.

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Re:California vs. social – requires ad revenues to go to jou... by MrPatan on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @06:23AM (#36225035)
Aren't those same people now voting directly, with their wallets, to let an industry die? Why do you want to add a middleman politician to the process? Do people not know what's good for them? Why would they then know what's good for them when voting for those politicians?
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