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rendx 12 hours ago

So? You're not arguing that we should get rid of 'reasonable' laws out of misinterpretations of them, are you?

rpdillon 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Laws should be evaluated on the effect they actually have on society, rather than the effect that we wish they had on society. I am very critical of laws that fail this test, and I think they should be updated to improve their performance. We want the right outcome, not the right rules.

r33b33 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If the law is stupid, don't follow it. Simply as

bigstrat2003 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm willing to argue that, sure (though it's purely a hypothetical point as I'm not a citizen of the EU and thus I don't and shouldn't have a voice in the laws there). I don't judge a law by a deontological measure of worth, but rather by whether it seems to be making things better or worse. The GDPR has overwhelmingly made my experience browsing the web worse, not better. Whether it should have resulted in that is beside the point: it has resulted in that, so that is what I judge it by. Therefore, I think it makes sense to get rid of the law as it seems that it is making things worse for people, not better.