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by SketchySeaBeast 1119 days ago
> We don't make policy or design decisions as a civilization based on whether individuals are going to be emotionally outraged.

I feel like we're living in very different democracies. My provincial government just offered to pay just over a third of a billion dollars for a hockey arena so they could have a better shot at winning an election. That's entirely playing to people's emotions.