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Whether it's "worth it" is completely subjective, and differs from person to person based on their values. You seem to value having your name remembered; i.e.,
by magduf 8y ago
Whether it's "worth it" is completely subjective, and differs from person to person based on their values.
You seem to value having your name remembered; i.e., you value fame, and you're projecting that onto Snowden. I don't know what Snowden values, but assuming he values fame as you do (or that the person you're responding to does) makes no sense.
If the person you responded to values only financial security and a peaceful life, then he's absolutely right to say he doesn't think Snowden's actions were worth it, because to him, Snowden sacrificed all that and got nothing in return but exile in Russia. (I guess it could be worse... there's worse places to live on the planet, but Russia is a pretty lousy place to live in my book.)
- Retra 8y ago>You seem to value having your name remembered; i.e., you value fame, and you're projecting that onto Snowden. Total bullshit. Nothing I said implies any of this. What I value is that we can have a discussion premised on facts. Snowden is a real person who exists, and we can discuss what he did and what the consequences are. The alternative is that we discuss a hypothetical whistleblower and have all our reasoning dismissed as fear-mongering or paranoia. That is what I value. >Whether it's "worth it" is completely subjective, and differs from person to person based on their values. To be clear, it is worth it to me to have Snowden be a whistleblower because I had to pay nothing for the privilege. There are not many people who would say it is not worth it for someone else to be a whistleblower unless they think whistleblowing is inherently objectionable.