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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy ⎊✺  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Minjstry of Truth
Date: 07/21/23 2:24 PM
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...the Ministry of Truth has no business colluding with big tech to suppress opinions that question their numbers.

There are two sides to this. No, we don't want a Ministry of Truth (which, if you read the book, all ministries were named the opposite of their purpose, e.g. Ministry of Love is where torture occurred). At the same time, people like you and me cannot be well-informed if correct information isn't available. If you take your Earth Sciences from the Bible, you will be woefully misinformed. Genesis chapter 1 is not of comparable quality and reliability to the journal Nature. Which is why -much to the consternation of right-leaning folks- we challenge sources when they appear to be (or have proven to be) dodgy.**

A request that a company enforces its own terms of service is not unreasonable. No one imposed those terms, the company created the TOS itself. Of course, the company is under no obligation to enforce, and to my knowledge no one has the power to require them to do it. But you can always ask.

**I will note that this also applies to left-leaning folks, e.g. the lefty antivaxxers.
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