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One is not caused by the other, and reality never ceases to surprise. Though with the monetization model, I will admit, they surgically targeted their demographic.

Besides which, stop marginalizing the 5 civil libertarians you insensitive clod.

(The Aphorism goes: Make a country where witch hunts are illegal, then the population will be 5 civil minded libertarians and a million witches).

Of course nobody wants to discuss that the 5 civil minded libertarians might have a point, and the unsaid snicker that reverbrates in the ensuing silence is that if you make something easier, you select for it, therefore one should not make undesirable things easier. Therefore the implication is left that the one being persuaded is too dim to realize the consequences of their decision.

This goes completely out the window when one takes into account that there may be a legitimate, though unpleasant need to tolerate the existence of something unpleasant due to the greater damage that could result from doing something drastic.

Fun and hilarity only continue to escalate from here. The wise would be well advised to simply move on.



I wasn't saying the app should be illegal, mind you. Just pointing out that, empirically speaking, it's probably used by a lot of criminals.




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