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Furthermore, with government, there is at least some notion of accountability. Imperfect as it may be, generally speaking when people in government fuck up, the

Furthermore, with government, there is at least some notion of accountability. Imperfect as it may be, generally speaking when people in government fuck up, they have to deal with repercussions and consequences. Furthermore, there are mechanisms such as FOIA that any citizen or organization can utilize to find out if and when those fuck ups happen, as well. Big Tech though is basically a closed black box that has immense power and is almost totally unregulated. This leaves an incredible amount of room for abuse. Therefore, I am totally okay with a semi-competent, sometimes-benevolent entity that is accountable to the public (government) to much more tightly regulate this industry.

scarface74 7y ago
People don't vote based on monopolies and privacy. Politicians can get away with all matter of things if they appeal to the electorate's baser instincts and prejudices. EDIT: "Prejudices" don't necessarily mean race, religion, etc. It also could be "evil capitalist" vs "evil socialist" or "baby killing war monger" vs "peace loving hippy". And giving more power to the government couldn't possibly lead to abuse.....
bko 7y ago
> generally speaking when people in government fuck up, they have to deal with repercussions and consequences. Re-election rates for congressmen over the years hovers at around 90%. Senators are around 85%. Perhaps they're all doing a great job, but I'm skeptical https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/reelect.php https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/reelect.php