you're missing the point, yes it's a misleading title, yes it's sensationalist bullshit, but on the other hand.... it's one more blank check, another imaginary problem that can be used to implement whatever laws/controls/etc that are felt needed. If the US keeps passing bills to fight problems that can't be quantified and those keep being used to justify utilizing resources than we have one of two possible solutions. One: We waste a shitload of time and energy. Two: Assuming the government does want to do something shady, and I'm not saying they do just that the possibility exists, they can justify it be referencing all these bills which have been created that don't really target anything in particular.
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you're missing the point, yes it's a misleading title, yes it's sensationalist bullshit, but on the other hand.... it's one more blank check, another imaginary problem that can be used to implement whatever laws/controls/etc that are felt needed. If the US keeps passing bills to fight problems that can't be quantified and those keep being used to justify utilizing resources than we have one of two possible solutions. One: We waste a shitload of time and energy. Two: Assuming the government does want to do something shady, and I'm not saying they do just that the possibility exists, they can justify it be referencing all these bills which have been created that don't really target anything in particular.