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> Using your reasoning, you might ask why it's bad to let vulnerable elderly individuals be hoodwinked out of their savings. What happened to their responsibili
by dvt 9y ago
> Using your reasoning, you might ask why it's bad to let vulnerable elderly individuals be hoodwinked out of their savings. What happened to their responsibility?
It's a bit different because in your case, we're actively reducing harm. You can't just say "censorship will fix it" or "oversight will fix it" unless we're talking about specific scenarios. Which is why, in general censorship and oversight doesn't really fix anything.
This is also why laws are very detailed and specific. It would be nice to say "be good to one another" and be done with it.
- stochastic_monk 9y agoI agree. It would take a very specific set of interventions. What could do good? A disclaimer every time you log in saying "Pro tip: get your news from reliable sources, not your facebook feed."? Are there any ways people could be prompted to do the right thing? The question is then: what can be done? Just because it's hard to know how to handle the problem doesn't mean we shouldn't try to.