On December 11, 2016 11:47:20 PM EST, Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
On 12/11/2016 09:21 PM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
On 12/11/2016 09:36 PM, Mirimir wrote:
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But don't cypherpunks prototypically hate police surveillance?
Sacrificing core values for convenience is unwise, no?
Widespread, mass, untargeted surveillance I have a real problem with. The same with Fourth Amendment violations; nothing is Surveillance of a dumping ground as I described, in response to resident complaints, is at worst the lesser of two evils.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." So are we going to just sit here and do nothing?
I filter out what I don't want. Others do the same. I don't decide for others, and I want no one to decide for me.
I think that's the final word on cypherpunks moderation. It's a terrible idea actually - who do we give powers of moderation to? Much simpler to do as Mirimir has suggested and do your own filtering; it's trivial to setup, as you must know =) -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.