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Action speaks louder than words. It doesn't matter what people say they prefer, their actions reveal a true preference.
by chii 7mo ago
Action speaks louder than words. It doesn't matter what people say they prefer, their actions reveal a true preference.
- applfanboysbgon 7mo agoThis is just idiotic to say. Nobody actually prefers to have their data siphoned off, in the abstract. If you make it a choice between "privacy" and "being able to participate in society in any way at all", obviously they're going to pick the latter. That's not a "revealed preference", that's coercion. It doesn't actually have to be that way. We can have a world where we have smartphones, and the government can't use those smartphones to track your location at all times.
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- noosphr 7mo agoFunny how we stopped drinking lead when they stopped putting lead in our water.
- mcsniff 7mo agoIf you want to absolve yourself of personal responsibility, go ahead and blame "them" and "we". You were free to drink lead-free water the entire time, you just didn't care enough to do so.
- noosphr 7mo agoWe also stopped breathing fall out when they stopped doing atmospheric nuclear tests. If only those lazy 1950s layabouts carries oxygen tanks instead of complaining about cancers.
- plagiarist 7mo agoLet me know how I can participate in society without a cellphone, credit cards, sharing an ID with businesses, showing my face to ubiquitous cameras, whatever else. I'll do it. Tell me how.