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While I'm not particularly defending the situation that's arisen, what public good is served by knowing that a footballer had an affair? Censoring that Trafigu

While I'm not particularly defending the situation that's arisen, what public good is served by knowing that a footballer had an affair? Censoring that Trafigura were dumping toxic waste was, I agree, wrong. But revealing that two people are/were sleeping together is just salacious gossip; I can't see who it helps and it certainly doesn't help the families of the individuals concerned.

qq66 15y ago
The problem is that to implement a policy that distinguishes between the two situations, you have to trust the government to distinguish between a Trafigura and an affair, and even harder to believe, to act appropriately in each situation. My school of thought is that you should trust entities without competition as little as possible.