Comment by wikitopian
4 years ago
It's entirely okay to bully people who've made billions atop open and open source software into contributing back to the community.
Especially when you can make the case that doing so will help their bottom line and legal footing.
I think OP’s point was that nobody would want to help a cesspool of racists and pedophiles operate more effectively.
Claiming that pedophiles also wish to communicate privately as an argument against private communication is beneath my comprehension. To even think that way gives me a sort of ice cream headache of the soul. Knowing that a large and growing share of people actually think that ways triggers and harms me.
The government should have the ability to violate privacy subject to judicial review. Otherwise, no law could be reasonably enforced.
Successive governments have undermined the authority of judicial review and I'd support anyone campaigning to change that. But, the solution isn't to try and build a system that prevents the government from ever piercing the privacy of citizens. That's just a recipe for anarchy.
Honestly, maybe a few years ago I might have been on your side. But, this whole cryptocurrency saga has just soured me on techno-libertarianism. A society needs an effective government (accountable to the people) that can enforce the law.
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