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I forget which logical fallacy this is but they’re not being removed from the store, they’re being moved to their own section. You can still choose to buy them

I forget which logical fallacy this is but they’re not being removed from the store, they’re being moved to their own section. You can still choose to buy them, Twitter is just no longer amplifying them into your feed.

dilap 4y ago
Akinetopsia is a very interesting neurological condition where a person cannot see motion. If they try to fill a cup with water, it will overflow. Somehow their brain can't process the idea that the water is rising; whatever level they see it at, that's where they think it will stay. It's a very rare disease, but a related phenomenon in the anlysis of social and political trends is common. So yes, at the moment they are merely suing to create a separate aisle, but I hardly think that is their final goal. (The very first comment on Ars article: "Now if we could just get them to quit carrying that crap altogether…")
- JadeNB 4y ago
  > (The very first comment on Ars article: "Now if we could just get them to quit carrying that crap altogether…") And if news comments were the same as legal trials, then that would be something to be worried about! But "let's not label things accurately because the next step might be banning them" is a slippery slope too far.
  - dilap 4y ago
    Well, let's check back in a couple years. :-) To me, from the tone of the Ars article and browsing the CFI website, it seems clear they will not be satisfied with this minor victory.
    - JadeNB 4y ago
      > To me, from the tone of the Ars article and browsing the CFI website, it seems clear they will not be satisfied with this minor victory. My response is that, if we have to choose between accurate labelling and proper placement with the risk of banning homeopathic medicines entirely, or permitting inaccurate (though probably scrupulously legal) labelling and misleading placement to make absolutely sure that we stay off that slippery slope—then I feel that we have to take that risk. Allowing flouting of regulations and norms for fear of what it would mean to enforce them is just the same as not having regulations and norms.

dilap 4y ago

Akinetopsia is a very interesting neurological condition where a person cannot see motion. If they try to fill a cup with water, it will overflow. Somehow their brain can't process the idea that the water is rising; whatever level they see it at, that's where they think it will stay. It's a very rare disease, but a related phenomenon in the anlysis of social and political trends is common. So yes, at the moment they are merely suing to create a separate aisle, but I hardly think that is their final goal. (The very first comment on Ars article: "Now if we could just get them to quit carrying that crap altogether…")

JadeNB 4y ago
> (The very first comment on Ars article: "Now if we could just get them to quit carrying that crap altogether…") And if news comments were the same as legal trials, then that would be something to be worried about! But "let's not label things accurately because the next step might be banning them" is a slippery slope too far.
- dilap 4y ago
  Well, let's check back in a couple years. :-) To me, from the tone of the Ars article and browsing the CFI website, it seems clear they will not be satisfied with this minor victory.
  - JadeNB 4y ago
    > To me, from the tone of the Ars article and browsing the CFI website, it seems clear they will not be satisfied with this minor victory. My response is that, if we have to choose between accurate labelling and proper placement with the risk of banning homeopathic medicines entirely, or permitting inaccurate (though probably scrupulously legal) labelling and misleading placement to make absolutely sure that we stay off that slippery slope—then I feel that we have to take that risk. Allowing flouting of regulations and norms for fear of what it would mean to enforce them is just the same as not having regulations and norms.