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You're comparing the inability to easily move pictures from one service to another to slavery? That's quite the leap, though not unexpected on HN these days. A

You're comparing the inability to easily move pictures from one service to another to slavery? That's quite the leap, though not unexpected on HN these days. Anyway, I hope you enjoy Instagram if you are in a GDPR-affected country, because no competitor will ever emerge as a result of this law. They'll have all of your data, and you'll have to agree to it being analyzed in whatever way they choose because there is not and never will be another service to go to (which renders this entire point of this law moot).

fwdpropaganda 9y ago
> You're comparing the inability to easily move pictures from one service to another to slavery? That's quite the leap, though not unexpected on HN these days. Classic "you're comparing X and Y??!??!" distraction. I'm saying that your argument applies to both, which is does. You say "you're comparing??!" so you can avoid addressing my point. You know, I've made a lot of money in advertising doing things that these days you couldn't get away with. I'm not crying that the opportunities are gone. Some of us adapt to a changing world, some of us cry about how great the past was. It's clear which one you are. > Anyway, I hope you enjoy Instagram if you are in a GDPR-affected country Oh my god, I'm so affected for having the option to delete my data. /s
- downandout 9y ago
  >You say "you're comparing??!" so you can avoid addressing my point. Why would I address your absurd “point” that it’s good to have laws that lock-in entrenched competitors and stifle competition and innovation from new startups? I just assumed people would read and instantly dismiss such an absurd notion, as I did. I guess I saw no “point” in it.
  - fwdpropaganda 9y ago
    > Why would I address your absurd “point” that it’s good to have laws that lock-in entrenched competitors and stifle competition and innovation from new startups? I just assumed people would read and instantly dismiss such an absurd notion, as I did. I guess I saw no “point” in it. You're being dishonest. My point was NOT that it's good to have laws that lock-in entrenched players. It was that there are bigger things to consider than each one's business model, and that just because some people took advantage of something in the past isn't a reason not to correct something, and that when things change some businesses die others are born new, and it's always been like that. It's called capitalism, works quite well. But I was saying: you're being dishonest, wittingly misrepresenting my point, and so I have no further interest here. Good luck.
    - downandout 9y ago
      My point was NOT that it's good to have laws that lock-in entrenched players. And yet here you are defending GDPR.

fwdpropaganda 9y ago

> You're comparing the inability to easily move pictures from one service to another to slavery? That's quite the leap, though not unexpected on HN these days. Classic "you're comparing X and Y??!??!" distraction. I'm saying that your argument applies to both, which is does. You say "you're comparing??!" so you can avoid addressing my point. You know, I've made a lot of money in advertising doing things that these days you couldn't get away with. I'm not crying that the opportunities are gone. Some of us adapt to a changing world, some of us cry about how great the past was. It's clear which one you are. > Anyway, I hope you enjoy Instagram if you are in a GDPR-affected country Oh my god, I'm so affected for having the option to delete my data. /s

downandout 9y ago
>You say "you're comparing??!" so you can avoid addressing my point. Why would I address your absurd “point” that it’s good to have laws that lock-in entrenched competitors and stifle competition and innovation from new startups? I just assumed people would read and instantly dismiss such an absurd notion, as I did. I guess I saw no “point” in it.
- fwdpropaganda 9y ago
  > Why would I address your absurd “point” that it’s good to have laws that lock-in entrenched competitors and stifle competition and innovation from new startups? I just assumed people would read and instantly dismiss such an absurd notion, as I did. I guess I saw no “point” in it. You're being dishonest. My point was NOT that it's good to have laws that lock-in entrenched players. It was that there are bigger things to consider than each one's business model, and that just because some people took advantage of something in the past isn't a reason not to correct something, and that when things change some businesses die others are born new, and it's always been like that. It's called capitalism, works quite well. But I was saying: you're being dishonest, wittingly misrepresenting my point, and so I have no further interest here. Good luck.
  - downandout 9y ago
    My point was NOT that it's good to have laws that lock-in entrenched players. And yet here you are defending GDPR.