>terrorism isn't a threat to civilization, we're talking ~25k deaths/year worldwide Hmm. Is mass surveillance a threat to civilization? How many deaths per yea

>terrorism isn't a threat to civilization, we're talking ~25k deaths/year worldwide Hmm. Is mass surveillance a threat to civilization? How many deaths per year? Like surveillance, the social cost of terrorism can't be measured straightforwardly. I'm more inclined to fear organized dystopia than random acts of violence, but not everyone feels the same.