• XLE@piefed.social
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    3 小时前

    404 media was already thorough in its previous research before actually tracking a book order. Despite your insinuation, there was no foolishness.

    But if we follow your billionaire defense to its logical conclusion, they should not have bothered verifying their leads, and left the space billionaire alone.

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      3 小时前

      there was no foolishness

      The foolishness was yours. “The ends (in hindsight) justify the means” is not a particularly wise stance.

      Like I said, what if it wasn’t Amazon that was ordering the books; would it then be okay?

      I understand the dislike of billionaires, but don’t let it stop you from thinking.

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        29 分钟前

        The foolishness was yours

        You don’t need to stoop to insults.

        what if it wasn’t Amazon that was ordering the books

        Then the responsible journalists wouldn’t publish the story. I don’t know why you have so much disdain for this independent group.

        I’d hate to hear your takes when Ed Snowden “illegally” leaked files to journalists.

        I’m thinking about how your concern (which is borderline concern trolling) leaves no way to hold billionaires and their unethical companies accountable.

        Like you said:

        “The ends (in hindsight) justify the means” is not a particularly wise stance.

        Just imagine if we applied this to the AI weirdos.