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> Influencing elections is not a harm, even if you disagree with the political ends. It feels icky, but still I mostly agree. I do think there's a limit as I w
by itishappy 3y ago
> Influencing elections is not a harm, even if you disagree with the political ends.
It feels icky, but still I mostly agree. I do think there's a limit as I would consider directly influencing elections (via force or deceit) to be harmful, but I'm largely ok with trying to sway public opinion.
> They were notoriously ineffective, which further solidifies this into the non-story bucket.
Unfortunately, they were surprisingly effective at the thing I care about which is collecting millions of people's personal information without their knowledge or consent. The fact they turned out to be incompetent does not inspire confidence.
- Eridrus 3y ago> Unfortunately, they were surprisingly effective at the thing I care about which is collecting millions of people's personal information without their knowledge or consent. I think this is the core disagreement, I do not see this in itself as an actual harm, just icky feelings.