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Incitement shouldn't be a thing when we believe in free will.
by zoklet-enjoyer 2y ago
Incitement 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.