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Tony D’Addeo
@deodad
what leads you to believe that end to end encrypted communication is a net good for the world? esp in liberal democratic countries where the governments are at least in theory accountable to the people are the costs of letting malevolent actors coordinate worth the benefits? what exactly are those benefits that justify something like kiddie porn being easy to distribute at scale? or are the alleged liberal democracies currently in power more of a fiction than reality? or is it more that someday a less liberal less democratic regime will come into power? steel man positions only
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@adizzy
Encryption is good for the same reason seatbelts are good. Digital communication does not take place in a safe environment-- even in the best liberal democracy. So providing tools for individuals to engage in free exchange allows the beneficent ones to flourish.
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