Some people might be harmed by this; I can imagine wanting to have an account without announcing what country you’re in. (Say, queer folks in a place where being queer is persecuted). Maybe we make it a requirement for verification? Part of “you are who you say you are”?

We can literally blame Prabhakar Raghavan for this.

why do you think we have to keep such a tight lid on gambling ? thats a logical exploit in the human brain that keeps people hooked. the widespread adoption of sports gambling right now is decimating the lives of many people across the country bc we loosened regulation just a tiny bit

take a fucking sociology class, learn the patterns of how humans move and interact with each other, and understand that there are exploitable weaknesses in our brains that we cant do anything about individually. individual choice is great but should not come at the expense of societal health

in the same way the best way to keep a populace healthy is preventative care, there are social viruses that require preventative steps to ensure they never take hold. sorry if this makes me authoritarian or whatever

hillary cass is to gender-affirming care what andrew wakefield is to vaccinations.