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And claiming that something is apolitical doesn't make it so. Are you going to present an actual argument?

The reality of the world is that no company operates in a vacuum. If a political organization gains power it wouldn't have had because you willingly entered into a contract with it, you are absolutely responsible for that. Pretending otherwise is just trying to absolve yourself of the real harm that you have done.



It's software. What you or anyone else does with it is your own responsibility.


"Look, I don't explode the atomic bombs I just make and sell them"?

If people were more cognizant of the effects the things they made put out into the world, we'd be living in a better one. Claiming you have no responsibility doesn't absolve you of anything.




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