@helianthropy I’m curious about the “(not abuse)” assertion in your message. This outcome results from actions that a few people knowingly committed in the name of acquiring wealth and power. Its been supported by the majority of people being ignorant of, tolerant of, or disempowered to change course from the status quo set by those in power. Given all of that, I wonder what else we could similarly label as not abuse.

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@helianthropy I want to be clear that I’m not trying to call you out with my message. I think I understand your intention and I’m absolutely being pedantic. However, I’m also concerned that the label attempts to soften the blow of the abuses we are committing. It could be seen tolerating those abuses by making them less directly related to our activities. I propose calling this an abuse in the hope that it’ll make people think about their role.

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