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It's like China during the opium epidemic. Maybe we'll see Europe try and ban social media, leading to a kind of "Opium War" to keep it going on the pretext of
by HPsquared 9mo ago
It's like China during the opium epidemic.
Maybe we'll see Europe try and ban social media, leading to a kind of "Opium War" to keep it going on the pretext of "freedom" and so on.
- tekne 9mo agoMy friend, don't scare quote freedom. Sure, it may not have infinite value, but there are plenty of far less valuable things we endure significant harm to be able to enjoy. And I say this as someone who absolutely hates social media.
- HPsquared 9mo agoUsually countries don't go to war over actual principles such as these but for self-interest. That's what I was getting at. Scare quotes indicate the position of the concept within public-facing rhetoric for an Opium War style operation (which would presumably be about profit, control and so on, the usual).