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> We hope that Google will retract this change and find a solution that does not undermine the distributed nature of the Internet.

I'm sick of this kind of language, why does EVERYONE who does advocacy have to speak like this? Can no one be reasonable?



What exactly is your issue with it?


It's too grandiose a statement, considering the act.


A distributed Internet based on open protocols is grandiose now??? Are we that far down the rabbit hole?


No, the idea that Google making this specific action is "DESTROYING" a distributed Internet is grandiose.


They didn't say destroy, they said "undermine", which means "To weaken or work against", which this action certainly does.


Same problem, and no it doesn't.




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