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I wish you'd take the extra couple minutes to type out your thoughts before submitting, rather than rapidly sending a 2 line reply and then immediately going ba
by akerl_ 2y ago
I wish you'd take the extra couple minutes to type out your thoughts before submitting, rather than rapidly sending a 2 line reply and then immediately going back to flesh it out into a full thought.
I think we generally agree more than we disagree, but it's difficult to have a dialog when while I'm typing a response, your existing comment morphs underneath me.
- ipython 2y agoSorry. I am typing on my phone and researching on a tiny screen is difficult. I don’t have any anger toward you- I am passionate about this subject (although not sure what I personally can do about it) I’m curious to hear more about your viewpoint. I’ll refrain from editing my comments.
- akerl_ 2y agoI think the things you're calling out are accurate. There are more people, and especially more prominent/influential people, who are willing to press the seams of the justice system to use it for personal grievances or vendettas. The existing protections against this are not sufficient: where anti-SLAPP laws exist, they're often not expansive enough to cover the novel ways that the courts are being weaponized, and where they don't exist, plaintiffs continue to venue shop to improve their position. That still doesn't suggest to me that the solution is for otherwise well-intentioned actors to steer into the skid. At best, Lego/Nestle/etc would make a political point and then lose their case. At worst, they would win, setting damaging precedent for future suits by the very people they're trying to oppose.