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I don't think it's meaningless. The head of WhatsApp publicly opposing it affects the conversation and social pressures. This matters because politics is downst

I don't think it's meaningless. The head of WhatsApp publicly opposing it affects the conversation and social pressures. This matters because politics is downstream from culture. Certainly it's better than saying nothing or being in favor of it.

AlexandrB 5y ago
> This matters because politics is downstream from culture. I don't think this is true, at least not most of the time. We had a summer of "defund the police" protests and BLM signs seem to be everywhere, yet police budgets in most cities have only increased[1]. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-city-budget-police-funding/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-city-budget-police-f...