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On a huge election year for the world, Meta will shut down CrowdTangle, it's tool for election integrity observers without replacement (foundation.mozilla.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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This is quite concerning

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

And still it would not be enough. You need to trust some core institutions and delegate on some people who know more than you, you can't be an expert on everything. Even smart people can be deeply wrong if they trust the wrong people or if they think their expertise makes them an expert on everything. You also need a little intellectual humility.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    This is why the position I take is that when there is any room for doubt, lean into whichever belief would lead to the most compassionate outcome.

    There will always be uncertainty, always facts that you can't know, but the compassionate choice is pretty much never wrong, at worst it might be inefficient, but that's okay. Anyone who's trying to convince you that something that harms or dehumanizes anyone is necessary probably has an ulterior motive and is profiting somehow off of the harm and dehumanization.

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