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Hyperbole is politically useful when you are sliding down a slippery slope. It anticipates a worse future, which is a useful brake for myopic people in the pres
by astazangasta 7y ago
Hyperbole is politically useful when you are sliding down a slippery slope. It anticipates a worse future, which is a useful brake for myopic people in the present who can't see what we are sliding into.
- ajross 7y agoMaybe so, but traditionally HN has been not very accomodating of shameless spin like that. If you want to make the case for that slope and how policy will evolve, then make it. But spinning "who are you on facebook" into "we'll track everything you do online" is just wrong.
- sverige 7y agoUnless we're talking about FAANG, in which case it is "providing the best possible online experience."