Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the the-commentariat dept
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment about MAGA doing things “for the children”:
If conservatives stopped thinking about children so much, the children would be better off and much safer.
In second place, it’s an anonymous comment inserting a little optimism into the fear that Section 230 is not long for this world:
Keep in mind that a lot of commenters here did just the same at the 25th anniversary. (Myself included, but not publicly.) All is not yet lost.
For editor’s choice on the insightful side, we start out with the comment that sparked the first place winner above, which was actually a reply to Heart of Dawn‘s comment listing some examples:
Between this, Epstein and his cohorts, being anti-vax and anti-science, doing nothing about gun control, preventing queer kids from learning about themselves and getting support, the abolishment of the Department of Education- when these people “think of the children” it’s in the most cruel and callous way possible.
Next, it’s a comment from Citizen about the 5th circuit ruling that only citizens get due process rights:
Catch-22?
So if ICE grabs me and whisks me off to a detention center in Texas, how exactly would I go about proving my citizenship and getting released? According to ICE in this hypothetical scenario, I’m not a citizen, and according to the Fifth Circuit, that means I have no due process rights, meaning I can’t contest ICE’s claim, correct? Unless I’m missing something here, in this hypothetical scenario, any citizen grabbed by mistake–or, God forbid, grabbed by “mistake”–can only be released if ICE chooses to admit that they’re a citizen.
Over on the funny side, our first place winner is Mars42 with a comment about the disastrous data leak by an AI toy company:
I have always been told that the “S” in IOT stands for security.
In second place, it’s an anonymous comment from one of several people who were not a fan of a guest post from R Street this week:
How do we flag an article for being trolling/spam?
For editor’s choice on the funny side, we start out with another anonymous comment, this time on our post about RFK Jr. apparently lying to congress about his 2019 trip to Samoa:
Maybe it will save time to just note when the US government tells the truth
Finally, it’s Thad with a quip on our post about NBC hiding the crowd reaction that JD Vance garnered at the Winter Olympics:
Fake boos.
That’s all for this week, folks!
Comments on “Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt”
That is one thing to respect about TD, they will uphold your ability to express on their platform your disagreement with their editorial decisions.
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I’m sure there are a few trolls here who think we’re unable to disagree peacefully and have actual conversations. Generally, they’re wrong. As an example, I disagree with fellow commenter Arianity on occasion, but I do my best to keep that disagreement respectful because I know they’re here for actual conversations and dialogue instead of the kind of bullshit you see from the people (and I use that term loosely in this context) who think ableist slurs are the height of hilarity. So long as you come to the comments in good faith, disagreement isn’t just encouraged, it’s allowed.
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Same. I’ve had disagreements with people (and even gotten things wrong) in the past, and convos here are always nice because in the end I always learn something. Rather hard to do that on other platforms when I’m constantly being insulted or having to endlessly deal with MAGA talking points.
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I try.
But I also like reading those that are Hidden. Just to see if there was a point.
Fun part is when we all have many more points to add.
I love the one with trumps friends all passing laws to protect Children, and then Add the Epstein files.
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Yeah, no complaints there, regardless as to the two or so things with which i have strenuously disagreed, sometimes in utter disbelief. i’ve not regularly visited any site longer; the quality of the posts and most always the commentariat are excellent.
Catch 22
And the Worst part is being taken 2-3 States away, then being released with NO WAY HOME, NO FREE PHONE CALL, and Not knowing Any phone numbers IN YOUR SMART INTELLIGENT PHONE.
Would be interesting
To see the numbers for People visits that Dont comment.