• fiat_lux@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    Because for anything that is built, someone else will set out to destroy or manipulate it for their own purposes. For example, spammers will use social media to try to boost their SEO and as an avenue for free advertising.

    As much as I’d love if everyone could act with the best intentions towards others at all times, there is too much motivation and reward for anti-social actions. As a result, we have to have a complex system of rules and enforcement.

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      7 months ago

      Yes, we need a control. But control by the worst of us is a bad control. And yes, there is a race to the bottom for control here.