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"Kind of an unforeseen consequences situation." This type of use and expansion of scope was totally foreseeable by anyone paying attention to history. It alway
by giantg2 1y ago
"Kind of an unforeseen consequences situation."
This type of use and expansion of scope was totally foreseeable by anyone paying attention to history. It always starts as some targeted thing, then it becomes the path of least resistance for similar subsequent things as the barrier to entry is extremely low.
- christophilus 1y agoExactly. Same goes for expansion of presidential powers. It’s all fun and games as long as your “good” team controls the executive, but there will come a time when bad guy takes over. A good system of government limits the impact any single bad player might have.
- pseudalopex 1y ago> It always starts as some targeted thing, then it becomes the path of least resistance for similar subsequent things as the barrier to entry is extremely low. This new technology will improve existing procedures. How can you oppose it? This new procedure will use existing technologies. How can you oppose it?