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by pmoriarty 1794 days ago
And yet devs can't entirely wash their hands of responsibility, since no one forces them to work at companies that don't respect privacy.
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> no one forces them to work at companies that don't respect privacy.

I'll move if my customers move too.

And these Mexican standoffs are why we have governments.

If nobody wants to move first, we have to all vote to move at the same time.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/

> There’s a passage in the Principia Discordia where Malaclypse complains to the Goddess about the evils of human society. “Everyone is hurting each other, the planet is rampant with injustices, whole societies plunder groups of their own people, mothers imprison sons, children perish while brothers war.”

> The Goddess answers: “What is the matter with that, if it’s what you want to do?”

> Malaclypse: “But nobody wants it! Everybody hates it!”

> Goddess: “Oh. Well, then stop.”