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because politicians dislike it and scare their constituents and others into the same mode of thought. why can't we apply the same mindset to government because
by Shivetya 7y ago
because politicians dislike it and scare their constituents and others into the same mode of thought. why can't we apply the same mindset to government because you have to be kidding yourself if you believe it is a democratic institution.
Oh sure you may have the option to elect a few select people at different levels but the vast majority is not subject to your whims or even large groups of people.
the reason is simple, in facebook's case and other companies which provide people a new way to assemble is that politicians do not control the message and that is intolerable to many of them. they pretty much had the news industry in their back pocket for generations but the internet blew that away when anyone could be the news.
so don't subscribe to these fear tactics that big bad companies are taking our privacy and freedom, government is just jealous because it has all that and never had to share
- so_tobeclear 7y agoNice try Facebook moderator
- filoleg 7y agoJust because someone disagrees with you while bringing up a pretty compelling point, they are definitely a shill. Also, I believe your comment is in violation of the guidelines: "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken." and "Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive."[0] 0. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- so_tobeclear 7y agoFor you then, I believe the above comment to be not only uncompelling but also disingenuous
- cameronbrown 7y agoI mean, I personally agree with said comment. Would love to hear your perspective beyond "this comment is wrong".
- so_tobeclear 7y agoThis isn't a matter of right or wrong. Moreover that's not what I've expressed. The comment hasn't garnered any attention from anyone discussing this topic seriously and I should follow suit BR
- cameronbrown 7y agoYou don't believe it's not at a possibility that politicians dislike losing control over their message?
- asjw 7y agoI believe ginormous agglomerates of money and power backed by predatory (and probably with criminal intent) capital investors, with no other ethics than make money in any possible way are the root of all evil, politicians are just elected representatives of the people and live only a few decades.