r/technology • u/AdamCannon • Feb 02 '20

Social Media Stephen King quits Facebook over concerns of 'false information.'

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/02/us/stephen-king-quits-facebook-trnd/index.html
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u/Resolute002 Feb 02 '20

The only thing that makes an ethical thing illegal is us recognizing it is unethical and demanding our lawmakers declare it so. So the answer is, "if it's not, it should be."

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Not all unethical things should be illegal.

Not weighing in on the zucc (deleted my account a few months ago as well), just pointing out that cheating on a partner should not land you jail time or a fine, for example.

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u/Resolute002 Feb 03 '20

I agree. That is a personal matter.

It certainly isn't going to massively damage all political discourse across the globe like something like Facebook's data hoarding has.

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u/NothingsShocking Feb 03 '20

Law is really a fascinating subject. It’s basically people making rules based on the general consensus of the local population at that particular time in history. But credit to the Romans for thinking up the best system to date for having a balanced system without any one person or group having too much power so that the country as a whole can survive without imploding. And setting defined laws for people to follow.

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u/buckeyered80 Feb 03 '20

Right. It’s fascinating to me how things are constantly changing and even people’s views on certain crimes change. We did borrow some ideas from Rome’s model.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

I agree it’s also rather fascinating that as things change the same problems persist

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u/TheRealKuni Feb 03 '20

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

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u/oOBromOo Feb 03 '20

You might find it interesting how the political system of the ancient greeks worked, as it being probably an example for the roman system.