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Not really. It's not the same ideology. It's the same tool.
It's a ballance. Town planning is also abused, but we do need it.
Nobody wants regulation?
This is a great analogy. Alcohol, cars are highly regulated. Facebook etc less so. Facebook will be much more heavily regulated in the coming years. It won't be banned, unless it breaks the regulations.
Exactly. There is no cult of "free speech" in Europe. We will just block such sites if they don't reform.
Most of them.
That's completely wrong. UK elites love living in city centres. They also love the countryside. They don't live in the suburbs.
Sounds like bs to me. What about countries with no mass transit?
Re:The Programming Language Conundrum on Saturday March 30, 2019 @11:26AM (#19529881)
Odd languages attract above average programmers, if nothing else than because they are engaged. Small teams are more productive than large teams, because there are almost no communication problems. I wonder how much is due to this?
Re:Ask HN: Famous anonymous inventions other than Bitcoin? on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @12:07PM (#18763186)
Not sure about famous, but some designer drugs might fit this category. E.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/APINACA