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s_kilk on April 22, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democrac...

> My other objection is that Boaty McBoatface, somehow represents the will of the people. No it doesn't.

Realistically it's the will of 4chan and Reddit, which is nowhere near as noble-sounding as "the will of the people".

aharju on April 22, 2016 [–]

I plead guilty, as that particular name was so hilariously funny, that I voted while I was still laughing. And I'm a Finn, not a Brit, so I wouldn't even expect that my vote would be taken seriously.

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