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As a EU citizen, I sure hope so. edit: my message seems to be confusing. I was answering the last sentence of the parent comment, saying that I hope as well th

by ealhad 8y ago

As a EU citizen, I sure hope so. edit: my message seems to be confusing. I was answering the last sentence of the parent comment, saying that I hope as well that EU doesn't screw up.

semperdark 8y ago
I'm sincerely interested in the motivation that leads to hoping your government controls what you may read. Is it protectionism? Shielding people from radicalization?
- ealhad 8y ago
  > but I do hope they tread carefully. That's what I was referring to. I definitely don't want the government — any government — to control what I may read, or even to know it.
  - semperdark 8y ago
    Ah, I see now - sorry for the misunderstanding. I was so surprised by the post that I didn't stop to consider alternative meanings.
krick 8y ago
I'm not sure if it would we a screw up. I mean, I actually liked early 2000-s, when Internet was kind of place of reigning anarchy as if there was no government and evil corporations, but let's just face it: it's long gone. Maybe there will be something else to offer the same kind of experience in the future, but it will never be the Web again, it's dead, taken by the enemy. Parents are home again. So, speaking about the least evil, you know, I would be actually glad, if Facebook (as it is now) would never enter the EU — and maybe somewhere across the ocean whole nations would be enslaved by it, I wouldn't care, because I don't have to use it, since my friends, local businesses and events don't force me to. In fact, it seems that it's finally the case when people around might have to be "protected", since they cannot make the right choice themselves, and push me to it, as a consequence. So, being quite a libertarian myself, given the imperfect situation I find myself in, I'm not sure I mind some government interference. I actually hate all these pop-up banners warning me about the cookie usage, and I'm not sure if GDPR (being vague and undefinitive it is) will turn out to be a good thing, and I sure hate this copyright filters thing. But I kind of like EU trying to force Internet-businesses to behave.
- ealhad 8y ago
  Oh, it seems I was unclear again ;) I will pay attention to the decision the EU takes, as a citizen. And I hope that I agree with them — “screwing up” essentially meant doing something I disagree with. Just like you, I don't know if GDPR will be a good thing; but at least it seems to be written with the citizens' well-being in mind, and that’s a big change. > I would be actually glad, if Facebook (as it is now) would never enter the EU So would I.

by ealhad 8y ago

As a EU citizen, I sure hope so. edit: my message seems to be confusing. I was answering the last sentence of the parent comment, saying that I hope as well that EU doesn't screw up.

semperdark 8y ago

I'm sincerely interested in the motivation that leads to hoping your government controls what you may read. Is it protectionism? Shielding people from radicalization?

ealhad 8y ago
> but I do hope they tread carefully. That's what I was referring to. I definitely don't want the government — any government — to control what I may read, or even to know it.
- semperdark 8y ago
  Ah, I see now - sorry for the misunderstanding. I was so surprised by the post that I didn't stop to consider alternative meanings.

krick 8y ago

I'm not sure if it would we a screw up. I mean, I actually liked early 2000-s, when Internet was kind of place of reigning anarchy as if there was no government and evil corporations, but let's just face it: it's long gone. Maybe there will be something else to offer the same kind of experience in the future, but it will never be the Web again, it's dead, taken by the enemy. Parents are home again. So, speaking about the least evil, you know, I would be actually glad, if Facebook (as it is now) would never enter the EU — and maybe somewhere across the ocean whole nations would be enslaved by it, I wouldn't care, because I don't have to use it, since my friends, local businesses and events don't force me to. In fact, it seems that it's finally the case when people around might have to be "protected", since they cannot make the right choice themselves, and push me to it, as a consequence. So, being quite a libertarian myself, given the imperfect situation I find myself in, I'm not sure I mind some government interference. I actually hate all these pop-up banners warning me about the cookie usage, and I'm not sure if GDPR (being vague and undefinitive it is) will turn out to be a good thing, and I sure hate this copyright filters thing. But I kind of like EU trying to force Internet-businesses to behave.

ealhad 8y ago
Oh, it seems I was unclear again ;) I will pay attention to the decision the EU takes, as a citizen. And I hope that I agree with them — “screwing up” essentially meant doing something I disagree with. Just like you, I don't know if GDPR will be a good thing; but at least it seems to be written with the citizens' well-being in mind, and that’s a big change. > I would be actually glad, if Facebook (as it is now) would never enter the EU So would I.