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The difference there is that kicking people on the street lands you in jail (likely not the first time, but if you do it repeatedly...), and remote unmuting wou
by namibj 7y ago
The difference there is that kicking people on the street lands you in jail (likely not the first time, but if you do it repeatedly...), and remote unmuting would likely require wiretap laws in unconvenctional ways to even get a judgment of whether it's illegal or not (not even considering what it brings with it).
Also, you're implying that one would only use this technology to communicate with people you work with every day. What about a meeting with outsiders/contractors/customers? You might not actually have those yourself, but someone usually has to do those.
- trissypissy 7y agoI know we're getting far from the original point here, but I'm going to seize this opportunity anyway: the so-called "thin blue line" is not the reason society is able to function. We work as a collective /despite/ the presence of police and the prison industrial complex, not /because/ of them.
- montroser 7y agoExactly. In the case of a video call with your colleagues, everyone collectively manages mute states so that the group can be more productive. Then, if one asshole starts unmuting maliciously, they get shunned real quick and then fired if they keep it up. We don't need to limit ourselves with draconian measures when social norms and expectations will already suffice.