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The whole point is for the US to be a leader, not a follower. If China wants their own internet, let them suffer.
by typon 6y ago
The whole point is for the US to be a leader, not a follower. If China wants their own internet, let them suffer.
- evan_ 6y agoin fact the best thing to do to fight the Great Firewall of China is to make it easier for the Chinese people to access the internet-at-large including sites hosted in the US. This program will do the opposite.
- Loughla 6y agoThis is 100% the answer, and one thing I've never understood about many, many aspects of American life. If you want people to act a certain way, you incentivize that thing, not punish the opposite of the thing. You want people to stop doing drugs? Make programs designed to support them during the withdrawal process, provide counseling and other necessary supports, and make it free. You want people off of welfare? Provide career training and education, and assistance in the job search process, and make it free. Punishment doesn't give you what you want, it gives you the appearance of getting what you want, while the people you punish spend their time trying to figure out how to lie their way around you.
- evan_ 6y agoPunishment does let them imprison people, disproportionately black men, who they can then use for slave labor.
- kube-system 6y agoMost people aren't philosophers or social scientists, and their understanding of criminal science is based on their personal experiences with crime and punishment or their casual suppositions. This is why a trusted and high quality education is essential for a strong democracy.
- qznc 6y agoSome disagree about that: > Generally the better educated are more prone to irrational political opinions and political hysteria than the worse educated far from power. Why? In the field of political opinion they are more driven by fashion, a gang mentality, and the desire to pose about moral and political questions all of which exacerbate cognitive biases, encourage groupthink, and reduce accuracy. Those on average incomes are less likely to express political views to send signals; political views are much less important for signalling to one’s immediate in-group when you are on 20k a year. https://dominiccummings.com/2017/01/09/on-the-referendum-21-branching-histories-of-the-2016-referendum-and-the-frogs-before-the-storm-2/ https://dominiccummings.com/2017/01/09/on-the-referendum-21-...
- kube-system 6y agoI'm not necessarily referring to people having a high level of education -- a PhD in mathematics doesn't give anyone a higher understanding of criminal justice or other civics issues. What is important is a well-rounded secondary education and/or liberal arts post-secondary education.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> If you want people to act a certain way, you incentivize that thing, not punish the opposite of the thing. In seriousness, you do both.