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Yes, you are absolutely right about this. And it's a sad situation. Which is why it is up to us (the 30+ old timers, lol) to take a stand and demand our right

Yes, you are absolutely right about this. And it's a sad situation. Which is why it is up to us (the 30+ old timers, lol) to take a stand and demand our rights and the law be respected. Throughout the history of this country, people have fought and died to protect our freedoms. For this, we don't even need a physical fight. We just need to collectively take a stand to demand that the rule of law means something, or that they need to take the proper course of action and amend the constitution so that what they are doing is legal. I refuse to accept this middle ground where they violate the law and aren't shut down and prosecuted even when it's discovered.

pdimitar 10y ago
That's a powerful motivation and I fully stand behind it -- in theory anyway. But what about in practice? How do we fight exactly? NSA has shown time and again they don't care about ethics or even the law. Hell, they are well-connected enough to make the secret courts legal! You can receive a very particular phone call and/or email right now, and you can spend the rest of your life in a jail if you uttered a word about it. Large organizations that suck data en masse will change something ONLY if they cannot suck data en masse anymore, it's as simple as that. For that, we need mass education which actually works -- and people who actually care. History is not on our side for now. Most people prefer the short-term dopamine brain injection provided by the current infrastructure and they won't lift a finger to change anything. I am playing the Devil's Advocate here but it also reflects my beliefs. If I was born f.ex. in 1960 I'd probably be able to join the fight as it was starting. Nowadays the fight seem to be over and we seem to have lost. As a person born in 1980 and being way too busy to fight for survival and decent human existence well until only 4-5 years ago, I feel I am arriving at the scene way too late.

pdimitar 10y ago

That's a powerful motivation and I fully stand behind it -- in theory anyway. But what about in practice? How do we fight exactly? NSA has shown time and again they don't care about ethics or even the law. Hell, they are well-connected enough to make the secret courts legal! You can receive a very particular phone call and/or email right now, and you can spend the rest of your life in a jail if you uttered a word about it. Large organizations that suck data en masse will change something ONLY if they cannot suck data en masse anymore, it's as simple as that. For that, we need mass education which actually works -- and people who actually care. History is not on our side for now. Most people prefer the short-term dopamine brain injection provided by the current infrastructure and they won't lift a finger to change anything. I am playing the Devil's Advocate here but it also reflects my beliefs. If I was born f.ex. in 1960 I'd probably be able to join the fight as it was starting. Nowadays the fight seem to be over and we seem to have lost. As a person born in 1980 and being way too busy to fight for survival and decent human existence well until only 4-5 years ago, I feel I am arriving at the scene way too late.