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Spam is definitely bad for society. So if 1 piece of spam is bad then a billion spams is 1B times as bad. That's a big factor. Probably getting near axemurderer
by swayvil 3y ago
Spam is definitely bad for society. So if 1 piece of spam is bad then a billion spams is 1B times as bad. That's a big factor. Probably getting near axemurderer levels of social damage.
Think about it in terms of years-of-life removed from society.
If the average axemurderer removes 10 middleaged (40 years remaining life) people then that's 400 years.
If spam eats 1 second that's 31 years. (1B secs)
Ok so about 3/40 axemurderer.
- hsbauauvhabzb 3y agoAxemurderers have an expiry (the day they die/are put in prison), spam does not. I think your estimation is grossly underestimated too, Nigerian prince scams trigger (insufferable) workplace discussions which take 5 minutes or longer, for upwards of 5 people, spam that causes people to spend money they otherwise wouldn’t increases the wealth gap, impacting lives for generations.