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It's easy to accuse people of "defeatism", or "alarmism", when really you just don't like the simple truth. Your idea is nice, but unless you're capable of prod
by M_Grey 10y ago
It's easy to accuse people of "defeatism", or "alarmism", when really you just don't like the simple truth. Your idea is nice, but unless you're capable of producing a workable roadmap and seeing it enacted, who really cares? Everyone has "good ideas" and many people have good intentions, but if you can't produce results that differ from the next guy it just doesn't matter.
Unless you're Churchill rallying a nation to fight, you're in no position to accuse anyone of defeatism for pointing out the reality we live in.
- kardos 10y agoMy point was more along the lines of "lets stop repeating the 'give up' mantra" and move forward to "lets explore how we might rectify the situation". But alas you are also right, I did not present a shovel ready legal pathway to success.
- M_Grey 10y agoI'm not suggesting that anyone give up, I was suggesting that the EFF must feel despair in the context of their efforts. I would argue that there is more need than ever to fight, but that fight hasn't really materialized yet. Outside of places like HN, so few people appreciate that there even is a fight, and fewer care. That may change, but until it does, the best you can do is educate people.