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> It's downright appalling that HN entertained these arguments against sideloading. > Oppression, censorship and surveillance are HN's just deserts. What is t
by iamnothere 7mo ago
> It's downright appalling that HN entertained these arguments against sideloading.
> Oppression, censorship and surveillance are HN's just deserts.
What is this if not an implication that a majority, or all, of HN users share this opinion and are thus responsible/deserving of the fallout?
- bigyabai 7mo agoA statement of fact? We share a common fate, switching to Linux or protesting Meta doesn't exempt you from the rule of law. Edit: Oppression, censorship and surveillance are not a hypothetical consequence. The "justness" might be debatable, but the existence of it is objective.
- iamnothere 7mo agoIt’s actually not a statement of fact, “just desserts” (implying that one is deserving of punishment or suffering) is a moral argument. Moral arguments are not statements of fact, although this does not make them necessarily invalid.