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> We don't need to bring in pedo references. That looks very unhinged to most people. Sorry for how you may feel about it, but that *is* how it's being framed

• rdevilla 5mo ago
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  • bell-cot 5mo ago
    Speaking of ways to - rightly or wrongly - veer off on a tangent, and convince large numbers of people that the anti-Big Brother side is unhinged... A better counter argument to "catch the pedo" is to bring up cases of creeps who were insiders - law officers, or just techies with access - and used the "well-intended" tech to get at their victims.
    • rdevilla 5mo ago
      > A better counter argument to "catch the pedo" is to bring up cases of creeps who were insiders - law officers Certainly. You mean like that time an Israeli Cyber Directorate division chief fled Nevada for Israel after being investigated for soliciting a minor for sexual purposes? https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-08-21/ty-article/.premium/senior-israeli-cyber-official-suspected-of-pedophilia-returns-from-u-s-without-approval/00000198-cbb1-dc9d-abd9-dbff75ed0000 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-08-21/ty-article/.p... https://archive.is/kNYUo https://archive.is/kNYUo
      • robertlagrant 5mo ago
        Populations are large. You can draw a pattern in any population. I think if I were saying this to convince people that hardware freedom is a good idea, they might think I care less about hardware freedom and more about memorising evil Israeli people to make sure I always have a negative example of an Israeli to mention in conversation.