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This is not a real counter argument or a fallacy in itself (slippery slopes do exist). It happened in other countries already (i.e. Germany) so it makes sense t

This is not a real counter argument or a fallacy in itself (slippery slopes do exist). It happened in other countries already (i.e. Germany) so it makes sense to assume this is happening here as well - especially with California. The real question is: What is the justification to mandate a collection of this data?

fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
Step 1: Thing that is happening Step 2-N: Things I made up, but I put them in quotes so they seem more impressive Step N+1: Bad thing, literally 1984 thought police
freejazz 3y ago
The public's interest in knowing what the social media companies are doing to moderate their platforms. It's everything Musk complained of, not knowing about Twitter, prior to his purchasing it. A report would reasonably allow the public to come to its own conclusion whether or not these social media companies are fairly following their policies or not, or if they are targeting specific groups. It's facially clear that Musk's issue is that he doesn't want it to be revealed that he hasn't been fair, has been arbitrary, and has been boosting the groups he's been alleged to have been boosting, because this will all be inherently reflected in the report. Also likely to be reflected in the report is information that can lead people to the conclusion that Twitter use is down, which he doesn't want to reveal because it will make his decisions look stupid.
mrguyorama 3y ago
Except the entire point and concept of government/states is that most slopes AREN'T slippery and will have a line drawn somewhere. You can't just saw "slippery slope", you have to provide evidence that there's strong public (in a democracy) and political will to continue down that slope. Even if you believe abusing Twitter is popular and wanted from democrats (it isn't), it sure as hell isn't popular for the entire nation.

fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago

Step 1: Thing that is happening Step 2-N: Things I made up, but I put them in quotes so they seem more impressive Step N+1: Bad thing, literally 1984 thought police

freejazz 3y ago

The public's interest in knowing what the social media companies are doing to moderate their platforms. It's everything Musk complained of, not knowing about Twitter, prior to his purchasing it. A report would reasonably allow the public to come to its own conclusion whether or not these social media companies are fairly following their policies or not, or if they are targeting specific groups. It's facially clear that Musk's issue is that he doesn't want it to be revealed that he hasn't been fair, has been arbitrary, and has been boosting the groups he's been alleged to have been boosting, because this will all be inherently reflected in the report. Also likely to be reflected in the report is information that can lead people to the conclusion that Twitter use is down, which he doesn't want to reveal because it will make his decisions look stupid.

mrguyorama 3y ago

Except the entire point and concept of government/states is that most slopes AREN'T slippery and will have a line drawn somewhere. You can't just saw "slippery slope", you have to provide evidence that there's strong public (in a democracy) and political will to continue down that slope. Even if you believe abusing Twitter is popular and wanted from democrats (it isn't), it sure as hell isn't popular for the entire nation.