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I would argue that congresspeople are not experts in general in most (all in some cases?) domains, and make generally totally uninformed decisions that are desi
by jki275 8y ago
I would argue that congresspeople are not experts in general in most (all in some cases?) domains, and make generally totally uninformed decisions that are designed to pander to a political base.
And lobbyists aren't experts either, they're simply paid to bribe people to get a result.
- throwawaymath 8y ago> And lobbyists aren't experts either, they're simply paid to bribe people to get a result. This implies that the EFF does not have expertise in privacy and free speech. Would you agree with that?
- jki275 8y agoYou're implying that EFF is typical of lobbyists. That's an untenable position. EFF is probably the antithesis of most lobbyists, certainly the ones being discussed here.