adionionio

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by adionionio 3y ago
Sometimes I am taken aback to realize how different people can be. It seems that you would appreciate it if other people treated you this way. Maybe most people would agree. I, however, find the behavior you endorse almost inhumanly manipul
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by adionionio 3y ago
If someone tries to make me believe something that isn't true, that's as bad as a lie in my book. Avoiding telling an outright lie only serves to keep the dishonest person safe, either from their own conscience or from legal troub
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by adionionio 3y ago
You mean this? >We’re currently expanding our safety and elections teams to focus on combating manipulation, surfacing inauthentic accounts and closely monitoring the platform for emerging threats. Not even a year ago they fired the majo
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by adionionio 3y ago
They have absolutely tried to censor wrongthink. I don't know if the boss has had users banned, but he has clearly demanded interference. Here are the two most famous examples: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology&
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by adionionio 3y ago
This is burying the lede. I see only one concrete policy change: >Building on our commitment to free expression, we are also going to allow political advertising. The rest is generic discussion of their Very Important Values.
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by adionionio 3y ago
Lawyers prove things in court for a living. They wouldn't have any trouble proving the frame being cracked nearly in half is a defect. It probably wouldn't get to court, though. The government deals with lemons all the time. Every
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by adionionio 3y ago
Secret recording may be a criminal offense. I am not a lawyer in any jurisdiction, but it appears to be a felony in parts of the US. Admitting to felonies in court is probably not a good legal strategy. Even if you don't get arrested I
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by adionionio 3y ago
If it is legal where you live, you might want to get in the habit of secretly recording business dealings. I always have a recorder in my pocket when dealing with more than a few hundred dollars.
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by adionionio 3y ago
>The electric SUV owner told me he still prefers that I use only his initials and his other nickname (Cracked_Tesla) because he wants to give another Tesla Service Center a chance to do the right thing. The owner received a car with cra