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Things like this usually start out helpful and useful, but over time it gets harder and harder to keep them from turning into something sinister. Most people a
by wccrawford 7y ago
Things like this usually start out helpful and useful, but over time it gets harder and harder to keep them from turning into something sinister. Most people aren't worried about the first use of a law like this. They're worried about the 100th, the 1000th, etc.
- latch 7y agoAren't there just too many cases where this doesn't happen to make this appeal to probability flawed? For example, hate speech laws in Canada (or many other countries), or anti-discrimination laws? While they might have their detractors, it's a stretch to claim that they (in particular) have led us to a freedom apocalypse.