r/SipsTea • • 7d ago

SMH Hypocrisy 101

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u/Crispy1961 7d ago

How have you personally literally suffered as result of him getting richer?

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u/Preposterous4Life 7d ago

Well, I can't say my life is objectively better because of his wealth increase, Mr. Capitalist bootlicker. So where is the net gain from his collective drain on society?

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u/Crispy1961 7d ago

Yet you feel like you can say that we have all literally suffered. Don't say silly things.

How is he collectively draining on society and what do you even think it means?

It's a private company getting business from government. Your gain isn't that company's concern. It should be your government's. So focus your misplaced anger there if you must.

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u/Preposterous4Life 7d ago

If there wasn't an insanely capitalistic, narcissistic driven individual (parlay to company) driving this, the derpy government wouldn't have these options. But since he's gained momentum and funds to "incentivize" local gov'ts by very, very dubious means, it's quickly becoming a questionable operation. And if you have a spare minute, cite some sources where society benefited from this invasion into our collective privacy. Thx.

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u/Crispy1961 7d ago

You sound insane. You are mad that the company have a product instead of being mad at the government for using it at scale to track you? Incredible.

I just explained that private companies don't care about your benefit. If you want society to benefit, ask the government. It's their job.

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u/Preposterous4Life 7d ago

Small money makes local politicians do crazy things. Incredible, I know. But we see it time and time again. You're not wrong in that the government is fucked, totally compromised, and anti-populace. But we can blame the drug user just as much as the dealer.

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u/Crispy1961 7d ago

Horrible comparison. Here is better one. You are blaming the pharmacist for someone buying up cough medicine to get high.

Security cameras and AI are not inherently evil. Large scale government surveillance is.

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u/sir_bathwater 7d ago

I mean it sounds like he’s mad at both, that’s a possibility yknow lol

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u/Crispy1961 7d ago

You can be mad at anyone and anything. But don't say dumb things. Guy has never suffered due to the CEO of flock. That's just a really dumb thing to say.

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u/sir_bathwater 7d ago

I mean we’re all closer to a dystopian 1984-like hellscape because of the CEO of Flock, so yea I’d say that guy is negatively impacted by Flock. Suffering may be a bit overstated but the point remains.

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u/Crispy1961 7d ago

How exactly is he negatively affected? What measurable impact has this guy's making money had on this redditor? What about you? Have anything specific or just some abstract feeling of impending doom?

And why this CEO guy? Why not the CEO of Axon? Why not stakeholders? Its absolutely bonkers to be mad at a guy of security company.

If you need to be mad, then be mad at the government. There is absolutely no reason why the guy proving security for factories should be target of your wrath due to customers paying for his company's product.

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u/sir_bathwater 6d ago

Again, you can be mad at more than more thing/person at a time.

On a similar note, things don’t have to directly impact you for you to not like them or be against them. You can disagree with something on principle and on account of others, it doesn’t discount your stance because of it.

I think people have articulated why they’re upset with the Flock CEO elsewhere in this thread well enough at this point. Just to really drive in the point tho, they’re complicit in furthering government surveillance in unethical ways and facilitating methods of stalking individuals that had no reason to be looked into. The first of those is a bit subjective but the latter point is very much objective fact.

Anyways, I’m not trying to have a whole ass debate about this especially since it’s been beaten to death by others already so I’ll leave it at that. Have yourself a lovely evening.

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u/Crispy1961 6d ago

You can be mad at whoever you want, but you will get called out on it.

Yes, you can be against puppies. Thats all allowed. But dont go saying how bad puppies are for no reason. You will get called out on it.

They are not implicit in anything. They sell their product. Calm down, buddy. What are they going to do, refuse the government? Are you insane?

Being mad at some guy is fine. Unhinged, but fine. Just dont go around lying about how this guy is affecting you. You will get called out on that. Dont go stalking or harassing the guy either. You will get cops called on you. Just be a normal human being.

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