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Only speaking for myself, but no, I don't think tracking all citizens to determine which ones are white supremacists is a good idea.
by burkaman 6y ago
Only speaking for myself, but no, I don't think tracking all citizens to determine which ones are white supremacists is a good idea.
- smitty1e 6y agoThis information is Checkov's Gun[1]. Stipulate that the current crop of businesses and customers are ethical. There are zero (0) guarantees regarding what happens in the next act. So more thought is needed about the who/what/where/when/why about collecting data. The newest and shiniest technology is not automatically optimal in the long term. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov's_gun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov's_gun
- throwaway20394 6y agoWow that's a complete misrepresentation of what I said, but the post was flagged so now nobody will ever know. I'm not going to repeat my original point, even though it was valid, on topic, and not abusive. HN censors absolutely everything that doesn't fall in line with the narrative.