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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Ah, you’re channeling William Henry’s defense of elitism here. I am sympathetic. Loved the book.
The problem is the arrogant people to whom I’m referring are not elites. They’re a different form of quasi-deplorable sold on the idea they are elites.
I don’t wish to read lies that manipulate fools. But what do I gain by having a different breed of fool police that?
Some us don’t want Trump but we also don’t want you playing ref. We resent having to pick from competing brands of dumb.
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I don't know who William Henry is, but I find it incredibly telling and depressing that when I say that Facebook can and should do more to stop people from lying in political ads, you say the real problem is arrogant people and fantasize about telling them off. If that's not Trump Lite, what is? I don't want to play ref. Facebook already plays ref, and it makes a lot of money from it. I want a world where Facebook stops profiteering from disseminating political lies, *and* you get to fantasize about swearing at arrogant people. Why not both?
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