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ankit219 a day ago

Calling it "Conform" is very 1984esque. There is also a 2025 book (a dystopian romance) called the same: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223239535-conform

mort96 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Needing to conform to various rules and regulations isn't exactly a new thing

ankit219 10 hours ago | parent [-]

It was a joke on the name. Nothing to do with the content. Conform to newspeak is what 1984 is famous for.

mort96 5 hours ago | parent [-]

And .. it's also just a normal word which describes what you do in relation to regulations or standards

lawlessone a day ago | parent | prev [-]

TIL 1984-esque is when i can't use my customers data to train bots.

ankit219 10 hours ago | parent [-]

TIL you cant take a joke on the name, and you have to invoke a stated premise to feel better. If you really thing that is the only thing the act is doing (without realizing the carve outs it has for facial recognition etc.) then i have a tower bridge to sell to you.

Rules and regulations always assume it would be used by a rational actor, but should be written such that someone irrational would not be able to misuse it. That is teh premise of 1984. But you do you .