Would that be reproducible / replayable?

But there's no oil to gain in Cuba, no stock market interests, and no pushing from Israel. So, why would he do that?

Because it feels like a quick win?

I agree with you that this is just temporary, but for entirely different reasons. I think that stock market fluctuations are making some people very very rich. It's the same game as they did with the tariffs on/off every week and it's not over yet.

> so we don’t have to pay a toll for an international waterway

I don't think it was international. I think it was 50% Iran's and 50% Oman's.

Too bad legal persons can't be executed.

Hurting with words via live speech is one thing. A website amplifies it and makes it permanent.

When people say stuff, only other people around them hear, and even then it can be denied. When people write things online, what they write is public for everyone to read, and it's permanent, forever screenshotted and reposted.

Lack of moderation was the real issue with the site.

But people did contact you. Many people. And you told them all you wouldn't take anything down.

The most constructive feedback I can come up with you is to think of other people's feelings before doing anything, and don't do anything at scale until you've proved that you can do this. Failing that, learn how to fight. You are too skinny to be this selfish.

It's too late. Content was already distributed the moment it was posted.

Not only it's too late, but when that guy asks, the reply was "bitch come suck my dick".

So people had to know your site before they can get anything removed.

That’s not the right way to do it, just like Facebook‘s shadow profiles.

You want to use my data, you ask first.

That's literally how most platforms work.

No, most platforms require that the user creates an account don’t scrap data do create them without consent.

What you mean are spammers who scrap web pages for email addresses to sent unwanted mails.

No. Im not going to ask. That data was public bro, and data, man it was just your name. Come on. I hate this “my data” bs

> If you don't give the app any permissions, it doesn't spy on you either.

What about the other apps? What about the phone itself?

The guy already has a phone. Flip phones still track your location.

If you don't want other apps, don't install other apps.

>The guy already has a phone. Flip phones still track your location.

Locations from flip phones have to be triangulated. Smartphones track more precise locations and a lot more than just location data.

You need a bigger cursor.

NO! Laws should be drafted by lawyers and professionals in those fields. An election would select lawmakers by popularity contest. Can't expect good laws from tht kind of people.

What's needed is accountability for drafted laws and removal of those who repeatedly draft laws rejected by parliament.

> and removal of those who repeatedly draft laws rejected by parliament.

While I believe I understand where you are coming from, this seems unduly broad and harsh.

What limit on time, number of attempts, etc. whould we apriori in advance place on laws like equality, climate monitoring, abortion rights, etc. before the gate is dropped on any more of that kind of thing?

Limits should not be placed on laws, but on law authors. Each one with his own count of rejected laws. Like this: author signs some drafts, drafts go to parliament, N drafts rejected -> author dismissed from Eu commision. It could even be a ratio of adopted laws vs. rejected laws. Drop below threshold -> dismissed.

> An election would select lawmakers by popularity contest

That’s democracy.

And that's one of the main disadvantages of it. EU is trying to avoid those if possible, while still maintaining democracy's advantages. So far, this Commision / Parliament setup seems to be working just fine.