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please don't spread misinformation. it clearly has power, and has been demonstrably exercising that power. > to shine a light into dark places of government s
by affinepplan 2y ago
please don't spread misinformation. it clearly has power, and has been demonstrably exercising that power.
> to shine a light into dark places of government spending
yes, I'm aware that this is the Official Position of the State. but quite obviously that is not what it is actually doing
- slashdev 2y agoWhat power exactly does it have? Be specific.
- affinepplan 2y agoFull access to US Treasury payment infrastructure and private data on millions of US citizens, for two.
- slashdev 2y agoThat's not power. That's information access, and yes, they are getting that, and that's not unexpected either. How else would they do their job?
- affinepplan 2y agoKnowledge is power
- slashdev 2y agoYou’re moving the goal posts of this conversation by redefining the word power. My point stands.
- affinepplan 2y agoI didn't redefine it lol. you assumed I was using one definition and appear to be confused when I clarified. I've been very consistent.
- slashdev 2y agoFair enough. I think the point is that’s not power. Not hard power or real power anyway. It’s soft power, it’s influence. But not much more.
- affinepplan 2y agoI think it is hard power. and also note they had write access, not just read. so if Musk wanted to he could have just straight up deleted all the data. that is real power.
- slashdev 2y agoThat’s just somebody at the treasury being a moron. You defined power as soft power and now you want to say actually it’s hard power. It’s not. They can’t give anyone orders and impose consequences for not following them. That’s what hard power is.
- affinepplan 2y ago> they can’t give anyone orders and impose consequences for not following them well, they also demonstrably did this? but I'm pretty done with this "conversation"
- phendrenad2 2y agoThat's okay, you're either wrong, or used an uncommon definition. Take your pick of either. shrug