Re:Google pulls up the ladder on open internet, pushes uncon...
by ineptech on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:04PM
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It can simultaneously be true that X causes more problems than it solves, and that the disappearance of X would cause even worse problems. Also, this is a common strawman: almost no one advocates police abolition over police reform, but discussions about police reform very often involve someone who advocates reform being asked to defend abolition anyway.
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Re:Google pulls up the ladder on open internet, pushes uncon...
by Jensson on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:07PM
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> It can simultaneously be true that X causes more problems than it solves, and that the disappearance of X would cause even worse problems
No it can't, if removing X causes more problems then having X prevents those worse problems.
> Also, this is a common strawman: almost no one advocates police abolition over police reform
The person I responded to argued just this. This is what police being net negative means, that society would improve by removing the police. I wouldn't have said anything if he just thought that the police could use a budget cut or a reform.