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All I'm saying is the word "unnecessary" in that question clearly is a "weasel word" because, just like you're saying, it's subjective and also greatly weakens
by gleenn 2y ago
All I'm saying is the word "unnecessary" in that question clearly is a "weasel word" because, just like you're saying, it's subjective and also greatly weakens the statement. Usually unnecessary things with negative externalities are easy for people to say "sure let's get rid of that, it's not providing value". I think you're caveating something which only furthers that sentiment.
- kragen 2y agoi agree that it's a weasel word, but it isn't enough of a weasel word to justify your conclusion. we should abstain from unnecessary and wasteful things, and perhaps in a few cases we should tax them, but very rarely should we ban things simply because they are unnecessary and wasteful!