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Not op but will take a stab. The comment was in response to: “This is hyperbole at best. Facebook does not have an army” Op was pointing out that power != war
by ismail 7y ago
Not op but will take a stab. The comment was in response to:
“This is hyperbole at best. Facebook does not have an army”
Op was pointing out that power != war with guns
“Facebook is the most powerful private entity on the earth right now”
The comment was how power could be achieved via other methods of warfare-including the ability to shape conversations.
Another word for this would be competition. He has a point.
- denton-scratch 7y agoNegative, Spock. The ability to shape conversations or to compete is not the same as making war (or you are relying on an idiosyncratic definition of "war").
- ismail 7y agoIt seems we are splitting hairs here on the definition of "war" and missing the actual message. Since you brought it up again. War (Noun) " - a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism - a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end - a struggle to achieve a goal: " War (Verb): " - to be in active or vigorous conflict - to carry on active hostility or contention " The point still stands. War is an isomorphism for competition, conflict and tension between parties. One could probably use something like category theory and prove it. References: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war https://www.dictionary.com/browse/war https://www.dictionary.com/browse/war