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Cigarettes and their externalities are analogous and that's discussed over here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419870 https://news.ycombinator.com/item
by anonymars 7mo ago
Cigarettes and their externalities are analogous and that's discussed over here
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419870 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419870
I don't believe the argument was that personalized algorithmic recommendations need be forbidden per se, but that doesn't mean that should be the default, nor that companies should be able to wash their hands (under section 230) of what they promote
- fluoridation 7mo agoLike the other person said, cigarettes are not illegal. Are we really going to pretend that whatever harm TikTok causes is comparable to lung cancer?
- anonymars 7mo agoLike the other posts you're arguing against have said, the argument is not that social media or personalized algorithms should be "illegal" And "are we going to pretend" is a non-argument that works both ways: "Are we really going to pretend individualized algorithmic social media hasn't caused harm to society on par with smoking?" would be equally unconvincing
- fluoridation 7mo agoThere's no pretending, there. It just hasn't.