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by polarbear67 337 days ago
Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I think it's a terrible thing, but in this case, I think doing nothing is better than doing something. The unintended consequences far outweighs the benefits. The kids that want to find extreme stuff will find it anyway, regardless of regulation.
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"But the unintended consequences" has been the standard response of tech startups to any kind of regulation, since they were started being regulated. At some point, it stops being believable.
Yes, and my response is compare the tech companies and sizes between the US, Europe, and else where. Over regulation. The same thing is happening with AI in Europe. I am taking an economic stance here.
So, just be clear, your position is “fuck the children as long as US tech companies are making shit loads of money”?

Should society just be about the accumulation of wealth and no other human needs considered? Or, have I misunderstood your comment?