what's even the purpose of shilling at this point?
the initiative got 1.4 million signatures, it's going to the EU whether your employer likes it or not and this shitposting will not be seen by the EU lawmakers making the decision

>>714922858
>please give us X signatures and the billion-dollar company will actually listen to us this time we promise!
It's a legal initiative requiring the EU commission to draft a response and solution to the problem. They do not have a choice but to do something. If the end result is not satisfactory then so be it, but they cannot simply ignore it.
>then it's time in the limelight is gone and nobody ever discusses it again
see above, people's interest in the initiative doesn't matter once it gets the required signatures
>If it passes, the companies will swear up and down that they won't heckin' pull the plug on their always-online shit, then they'll do it anyways.
And then be fined millions upon millions of euros until they plug it back in (whether that means getting servers back up or offering an offline version).
>If it fails, nothing will change and the status quo will be maintained.
Correct. But at least we'll know where we stand, and that not even the most consumer-friendly legislative body is willing to do the right thing.
So what's the problem again?

>>712673228
Frankly, we just don't know enough about the coral for me to make a decision on that. I know it's sapient in a way, but are there individuals? Or is it a hivemind? Ayre seems to be a separate entity, so is it a collection of entities? Are they like the changeling goop pool from DS9? I.e., a collection of individuals who retain individuality but share memories, sensations, emotions etc?
If it's a straight-up hivemind I'm burning it. If it's a bunch of individuals then I don't really have any problem letting them survive.