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It's never reasonable to overreact. Regular old garden variety proportional response should suffice.
by nandomrumber 1y ago
It's never reasonable to overreact.
Regular old garden variety proportional response should suffice.
- SpicyLemonZest 1y agoIt’s sometimes reasonable. Overreacting sends a clear and irreplaceable signal that nobody can fool around or test the limits. It’s a big deal, it will always be treated as a big deal, and anyone who isn’t 1000% sure what they’re doing should be deterred from becoming involved with nuclear materials.
- dragonmost 1y agoMaybe you shouldn't get involved with bananas /s
- SpicyLemonZest 1y agoRight, this is the kind of gamesmanship that you can only deter through overreaction. “The nuclear materials I want aren’t a big deal - they’re similar to this other thing that’s legal, so I should be allowed to have them.” We don’t want people thinking this way, even if it’s true in some cases, because we don’t want there to be an active market in plutonium at all.
- dragonmost 1y agoI don't see how ruining the life of a teenager for having something that is believed to be dangerous through fear mongering but isn't does anything good to society. There are so many things he could get legally to make actual bombs to kill people.