Higher powers tell me that trade wars work.

They bring a little jolt to the status quo. They create a frisson of fear in at least one of the parties. They might even drag a little justice in their wake.

These trying thoughts come to me because I’m tired.

I’m tired of Facebook flouting privacy and decency in the relentless pursuit of money, power, and the constant surveillance of every human on Earth.

I’m tired of Facebook’s executives mumbling that they’ll do better when you know that what they’ll try to do better is to hide what they’re really doing.

And I’m tired of reading about how much lower Facebook is prepared to go to achieve its aims.

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