> The only reason someone is freaking out now is because Trump was elected. This is a good point. A lot of things that might have seemed sort-of reasonable un

> The only reason someone is freaking out now is because Trump was elected. This is a good point. A lot of things that might have seemed sort-of reasonable under president Obama/Bush/Clinton are scarier under president Trump, and those things that were built in the past during different presidents remain in existence. So, when considering whether it's a good idea to build such tools, it's important to consider future worst-case scenarios, rather than freak out about what we've already built when it's too late. I think a good test to apply is: "what would the House Un-American Activities Committee have done with this tool" and if the answer is scary, then that tool probably shouldn't be built. (I realize that Facebook would definitely fall into the category of "really scary tools", and yet I still grudgingly use Facebook because it's convenient for some things.)