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GDPR and the proposed copyright laws will break the internet irrecoverably. Yeah but there's nothing wrong with that per se. It's the EU's choice to return to

GDPR and the proposed copyright laws will break the internet irrecoverably. Yeah but there's nothing wrong with that per se. It's the EU's choice to return to the stone age. There are Amish communities in the US where nobody has computers and their primary form of transportation is horses and buggies [1]. The rest of the world will simply move on, and like Amish communities, those in the EU that wish to participate in modern society can simply move. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

TAForObvReasons 8y ago
I'd argue the EU is "moving fast and breaking things" because the industry was incapable of self-regulating.
- donatj 8y ago
  I think it's self regulating just fine. It's met the needs and desires of the majority. I just think Privacy advocates are a very vocal very small minority whom found themselves in power in Europe. Basically everyone save a select few would rather have the convenience Facebook has brought over the privacy GDPR tries to bring. I assure you the majority would rather have free services than self righteous lack there of. The majority do not want nor really care about Privacy to such an extent. The majority do not see themselves as easily manipulated, and do not see the harm. I happen to agree and think the EU has killed the economy in the name of something no one really wants.
  - sidibe 8y ago
    I think you are right. What we have here is an issue that a small percentage of people care very deeply about and others agree with them in principle but don't really care. Now that this issue is going to affect everyone in ways they notice, they will start to chime in on the other side. I think many people would rather pay for things with data than money. GDPR seems to go too far in that it doesn't even allow that (companies can't deny someone using their service if they don't opt in to tracking)
  - literallycancer 8y ago
    The EU parliament is democratically elected. It reflects the preferences of the majority of people, even if perhaps not perfectly. The other EU bodies are composed of people selected by national governments that are, again, democratically elected. So the only possible argument similar to what you are saying is that in the time since the last set of elections, the population changed its preference and it's not yet reflected in the parliaments. >I assure you the majority would rather have free services than self righteous lack there of. It's not free if they sell your data.
PhasmaFelis 8y ago
You actually think that censoring the internet causes technological collapse? Have you heard of China?
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TAForObvReasons 8y ago

I'd argue the EU is "moving fast and breaking things" because the industry was incapable of self-regulating.

donatj 8y ago
I think it's self regulating just fine. It's met the needs and desires of the majority. I just think Privacy advocates are a very vocal very small minority whom found themselves in power in Europe. Basically everyone save a select few would rather have the convenience Facebook has brought over the privacy GDPR tries to bring. I assure you the majority would rather have free services than self righteous lack there of. The majority do not want nor really care about Privacy to such an extent. The majority do not see themselves as easily manipulated, and do not see the harm. I happen to agree and think the EU has killed the economy in the name of something no one really wants.
- sidibe 8y ago
  I think you are right. What we have here is an issue that a small percentage of people care very deeply about and others agree with them in principle but don't really care. Now that this issue is going to affect everyone in ways they notice, they will start to chime in on the other side. I think many people would rather pay for things with data than money. GDPR seems to go too far in that it doesn't even allow that (companies can't deny someone using their service if they don't opt in to tracking)
- literallycancer 8y ago
  The EU parliament is democratically elected. It reflects the preferences of the majority of people, even if perhaps not perfectly. The other EU bodies are composed of people selected by national governments that are, again, democratically elected. So the only possible argument similar to what you are saying is that in the time since the last set of elections, the population changed its preference and it's not yet reflected in the parliaments. >I assure you the majority would rather have free services than self righteous lack there of. It's not free if they sell your data.

PhasmaFelis 8y ago

You actually think that censoring the internet causes technological collapse? Have you heard of China?

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