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Take someone’s reputation. That isn’t a ‘scarce’ thing yet it’s a good thing there are laws against defamation.

#1359 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · context · Criticism

Reputation is scarce in the sense that it’s limited.

#1360 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism of #1359Criticized1

But it isn’t scarce in a physical sense.

#1361 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism of #1360
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I'm not sure it's a good thing.

#1362 · · Amaro Koberle, about 1 month ago

So if someone publishes a blog post falsely but believably accusing you of being a pedophile and then all your business partners stop talking to you and you lose all your money and your friends and family ghost you, you wouldn’t want to have any legal recourse?

#1363 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago

I'm not sure, seriously. I'm open to suggestions.

There's lots of things that I think people shouldn't do yet should still be legal.

#1364 · · Amaro Koberle, about 1 month ago
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I can also think of ways this could be misused.

#1366 · · Amaro Koberle, about 1 month ago · Criticism of #1363Criticized1

Some people abuse the letter of the law to violate the spirit of the law, but that doesn’t mean the corresponding laws are bad per se. Those are problems, errors that can be corrected.

#1367 · · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism of #1366
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