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A comment on 5s.

Re:5s by outside1234 on Friday September 20, 2013 @11:29PM (#6421873)
reading that, I got to point 5 before I was struck by how unimportant all of this is.

given the problems we face in privacy from our own governments and the almost infinite need for real innovation, why are we fixated as a community on sizes of circles.

it really made me sad. is it a form of escapism?

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Re:5s by cloudwalking on Friday September 20, 2013 @11:33PM (#6421883)
I think it's more that people have a passion for well-made stuff, hand-in-hand with an ability to balance personal interest with societal concerns.
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