The meme in question: https://twitter.com/squid_o_the_day/status/13544897278319697...
We've finally entered the age of illegal memes.
Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is one version of a broad category of highly elitist sentiments that is disturbingly common. They all take the form of underestimating a person's "intelligence" or "worth" based on that person's understanding of one aspect of one system, e.g. computer virus vectors ("only stupid people get viruses"), social engineering ("only stupid people fall for phone scams"), etc. It's poisonous, and pretty obviously immoral…
But actually, stupid people are more likely to get viruses, and I've never fallen for any scams.
How do we feel about some kind of objective standardized test that you'd have to pass in order to be allowed to vote? Should cover some high-school basics as well as an understanding of the published platform for all major candidates in the election.
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#23So can people sue 4chan for microwaving their iPhones?
It's more obvious that microwaving your phone is bad than voting by phone or web is bad, more obvious that any given made-up benefit of microwaving your phone is untrue than the ability to vote by phone or web is, and not as harmful as losing your vote. The comparison has too many faults to be useful. You should address the issue directly, rather than relying on analogies.
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#24For example, on Nov. 1, 2016, Mackey allegedly tweeted an image that featured an African American woman standing in front of an “African Americans for [the Candidate]” sign. The image included the following text: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home. Text ‘[Candidate’s first name]’ to 59925[.] Vote for [the Candidate] and be a part of history.” The fine print at the bottom of the image stated: “Must be 18 or older to vote…
Other sources show this is the code
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
But actually, stupid people are more likely to get viruses, and I've never fallen for any scams.
How do we feel about some kind of objective standardized test that you'd have to pass in order to be allowed to vote? Should cover some high-school basics as well as an understanding of the published platform for all major candidates in the election.
Who's "we"?
Anyone who's read Plato's Republic knows the dangers of democracy, or is lying to themselves.
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#27What exactly is the code or law that is being broken here? Don't get me wrong - guys like this should be shutdown. By who is altogether another debate. The govt rarely loses when they bring cases like this - so they probably think they have a pretty airtight case. Any background or clarification would be helpful - as both the press release and complaint are scant on details. EDIT: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/t…
It says right in the complaint:
Title 18, United States Code, Section 241
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#28I'm sure we're better off without the votes of individuals "deprived" their vote by this meme.
This is one version of a broad category of highly elitist sentiments that is disturbingly common. They all take the form of underestimating a person's "intelligence" or "worth" based on that person's understanding of one aspect of one system, e.g. computer virus vectors ("only stupid people get viruses"), social engineering ("only stupid people fall for phone scams"), etc. It's poisonous, and pretty obviously immoral…
Indeed.
It is also common for a victim of fraud or scams to feel embarrassed about falling for a scam.
It is not a fault that a person trusts another human, it is an asset.
Victim blaming is just as bad as the fraud or crime itself.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is one version of a broad category of highly elitist sentiments that is disturbingly common. They all take the form of underestimating a person's "intelligence" or "worth" based on that person's understanding of one aspect of one system, e.g. computer virus vectors ("only stupid people get viruses"), social engineering ("only stupid people fall for phone scams"), etc. It's poisonous, and pretty obviously immoral…
But actually, stupid people are more likely to get viruses, and I've never fallen for any scams.
That has actually nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with experience in certain arenas. You haven't fallen prey to scams because you are experienced with avoiding scams.
I guarantee there are people who are a hell of a lot smarter than you, know a hell of a lot more about many areas than you, who have very little experience avoiding internet scams (for one reason or another) who might well fall prey to them. Given enough experience would they learn how to avoid them? Yes. But in the mean time, their lack of that experience does not mean they deserve to fall prey to those scams - nor that we shouldn't go after and punish the scammers.
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#30Is everyone else thinking what I'm thinking? Did Trump suppress this investigation for 4 years?