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 We aren't cheering because privacy was violated. That's high time preference and fiat.

We're cheering because those who chose to ignore the maxis' warnings and only learn through pain finally have a chance to learn and move forward. We're looking beyond this immediate circumstance, and seeing that humanity has progressed just a little bit farther, like so many starfish thrown back into the sea.

We're cheering because we feel triumphant; not for ourselves, but for all those who can now see truth a little more clearly.