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> It's not possible to design a system that the participants themselves can't destroy if they decide to. Enter systemic, omnipresent, pervasive mass-surveillan
by benevol 10y ago
> It's not possible to design a system that the participants themselves can't destroy if they decide to.
Enter systemic, omnipresent, pervasive mass-surveillance.
Tables turned 180°.
- burkaman 10y agoI guess by participants I was mostly referring to actual government participants. Trump can't pervert the system if Congress doesn't approve his nominees or pass legislation he wants, and federal agents don't follow his orders. A small group of people can control a large group of people, but one person can't really transform a government without its consent.
- tluyben2 10y agoHypothetically speaking, one person can if the other persons are of the greedy kind and believe that blind obedience will get them more green now and/or in the future. Not saying it is so but as Trump still has his companies he can (try to, but most people have their price) bribe whoever to do whatever. Especially if he picked them for that reason. Just in person over a few beers and pay out in 4 or 8 years when he is just a business man again.