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Re:The Economics of the American Prison System by tptacek on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @12:51PM (#5906665)
There are lots of places besides HN to talk about stuff like this. Every time we try to talk about it here, the level of civility on HN degrades. Sometimes just a little, sometimes by a lot. I assume that's one of the reasons that articles like this are discouraged by the site guidelines.

I flagged this post.

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Re:The Economics of the American Prison System by pstuart on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @02:20PM (#5907248)
True, and I admit to getting hot under the collar.

But I would argue that in a way that articles like this should get viewed and discussed by the HN crowd in the context of hacking civilization.

This particular subject absolutely defines the world in which we live in, and a it's not a pretty picture. It happens because we let it, and we let it because we collectively don't care. We collectively don't care because we remain (intentionally) ignorant of the situation.

It's turtles of despair all the way down....

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