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It seems like my first sentence didn't have the desired effect: "Here I'm going to put aside the issue of what the FBI can (or "wants" to) regulate." My hope wa
by xpe 4y ago
It seems like my first sentence didn't have the desired effect: "Here I'm going to put aside the issue of what the FBI can (or "wants" to) regulate." My hope was to make clear what my comment was about, in the hopes of directing conversation towards why social media companies hire former FBI employees.
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- SllX 4y agoIt’s a worthy question, but let’s leave the swamp water in the swamp and speak properly about who is being hired. We worry about “revolving doors” between regulatory agencies and their marks because of fears the prey may become the predators. This isn’t that, and the mission of the FBI is much broader than say, the FCC. The guys at the top of the Department of Justice food chain just below the President are your pencil pushing swamp creatures. Rank and file exploring jungle life in the streets of San Francisco (at least metaphorically if not literally) are not and the way you started off implied a swampy sort of character which gets your average know-nothing in this political environment to start thinking in the wrong direction about those dastardly revolving doors.
- xpe 4y agoThe comment above has a lot of problems. First, it calls people childish names. Second, it does not reply to the parent comment. Third, it is confusing to read, with run-on sentences and tangents. Overall, it falls well short of what HN strives to be, which I think "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation..." captures pretty well. See https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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