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Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI Revealed

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157 points miles | 1 comments | 07 Apr 25 18:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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evanjrowley ◴[07 Apr 25 19:23 UTC] No.43614920[source]▶
So a journalist at Mother Jones is shocked, but did anyone here on HN not predict this strategy long before Trump got his 2nd term?
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happytoexplain ◴[07 Apr 25 19:46 UTC] No.43615168[source]▶
What does this accomplish? I genuinely don't understand why this fallacy is so common, even trying to come at it from a psychology perspective.

Something being shocking is not the same as something being unforeseeable. Being shocked by shocking behavior doesn't make you some kind of idiot. Acting as if having emotions about immoral behavior is beneath you is self-aggrandizing.

I'm sorry for my tone, but I'm sick of this genre of internet comment in particular.

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1. blix ◴[07 Apr 25 20:45 UTC] No.43615762[source]▶
"Shocking" carries a meaning of a being sudden, surprising, or startling.

It's this aspect that is being challenged, not the emotional reaction.