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Re:A spambot became the second most powerful member of an It... by vdaniuk on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @04:37PM (#8139254)
Voting is playing by the rules of the system. The world is changing too fast now to use that a reliable strategy.
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Re:A spambot became the second most powerful member of an It... by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @04:55PM (#8139362)
Civil disobedience doesn't do anything permanent, unless it results in changes in law.
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Re:A spambot became the second most powerful member of an It... by EGreg on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @06:08PM (#8139801)
The issue here is the rules of a human system are in danger of being subverted by people wielding massive computing power.
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