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1 month agoI mean they made some strong arguments for their existence. I don’t think creating a technically novel piece of software was the goal. This is a technical solution to a legal issue that they expect will soon exist. The sheer existence of this acts as a warning and hurdle for politicians and those funding these laws for the next more invasive version of these laws. I don’t expect I’ll ever use this, but I’m glad it exists, as its existence is enough for it to work.
I have never heard the phrase “everything you like about life is a market inefficiency” before, and I think it is simultaneously horrifying and accurate and my life is now a little worse. I don’t know what to do with this info, but I feel I need to share it