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Guns are a bad analogy because manufacturers have no control over their use post purchase. If gun manufacturers could take back their guns (ban users) when some
by Joeri 9y ago
Guns are a bad analogy because manufacturers have no control over their use post purchase. If gun manufacturers could take back their guns (ban users) when somebody threatened illegal violence the analogy would be closer, and it would be quite reasonable to expect them to do so.
- legulere 9y agoWho you're selling to can make a big difference. An extreme Example is Heckler and Koch that supposedly exported G36 illegally to the conflict zones of Mexico. But there are also legal examples, for instance weapon manufacturers lobby for laxer laws, including how weapons need to be handled after they are bought.
- naasking 9y ago> If gun manufacturers could take back their guns (ban users) when somebody threatened illegal violence the analogy would be closer, and it would be quite reasonable to expect them to do so. Except creating a new profile on reddit is trivial, so "banning" is a weak threat at best.
- dleslie 9y agoIn doing so you lose your social connections and any moderator privileges you have; so it's not without threat.
- mantas 9y agoJust make XYZ_2, XYZ_3 etc. Communicate on different platform whose username is which. Have new usernames assigned original privileges of their owner.
- lowtolerance 9y agoIt’s a more effective deterrent than doing nothing at all.
- naasking 9y ago> It’s a more effective deterrent than doing nothing at all. Is it? You seem pretty certain of this, so how can you be sure banning just wouldn't galvanize them further? Your line of reasoning is exactly why Fox news was created, and now look where the US is.