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That's the sad consequence of supporting basic rights. The first customers of basic rights are bad people. Imagine a hypothetical world where the government co
by Houshalter 11y ago
That's the sad consequence of supporting basic rights. The first customers of basic rights are bad people.
Imagine a hypothetical world where the government could search anyone's house at any time without a warrant. And some service came up that, through a strange legal technicality involving registering as a religious institution, could prevent your home from being searched. The first users of such a service, would of course be actual criminals. Most people wouldn't bother because they have nothing to hide.
Imagine you want to create a website that allows users to create forums with minimal moderation. Of course your first users will be interested in hate speech, because who else needs a forum that doesn't have moderation?
Or if you create a service that lets people distribute files peer to peer. Of course your first users will be copyright infringers, because they've been blocked from everywhere else. Or an anonymous currency will first be used for drugs and online gambling, etc.