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it's that it was so widespread for so long. If I harass you today I'm guilty of one count of harassment but if I harass you every day for years I'm guilty of on
by reverendsteveii 2y ago
it's that it was so widespread for so long. If I harass you today I'm guilty of one count of harassment but if I harass you every day for years I'm guilty of one count of harassment for each separate incident, if I incite hundreds of people to harass you every day over the course of years I'm guilty hundreds of counts per day, and if I incite hundreds of people to harass hundreds of people every day for years I'm guilty of harassment for each perpetrator/incident/datestamp combination
- zoklet-enjoyer 2y agoIncitement shouldn't be a thing when we believe in free will.
- reverendsteveii 2y agois/ought issue. we can debate how things are in an ideal legal system or we can talk about the one that exists right now, but we can't talk about the real legal system but sub in an ideal system any time the real one disappoints you.
- forgetfreeman 2y agoThis argument is trivially dismissed by noting the advertising industry exists. Google thinks annual advertising spend globally is somewhat north of 700 billion USD. Assuming marketing isn't literally a cult servicing a pervasive superstition that transcends geopolitical and cultural barriers, this would suggest that humans can in fact be manipulated to ends that aren't necessarily in line with their interests.