Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The purpose of a code of conduct isn't merely to prevent people from accidentally ...
The purpose of a code of conduct isn't merely to prevent people from accidentally misstepping - it's to prevent malicious parties from corrupting the judicial process. To evaluate the code, we should #RedTeam it: imagine what harms a corrupt judge or a corrupting billionaire would be able to effect while staying within the bounds the code sets.
Seen in that light, the code is wildly defective and absolutely not fit for purpose.
12/
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