> eventually all their money isn't going to keep the pitchforks at bay. I wonder if it will. This is where drone and automation tech can get scary. Particular

> eventually all their money isn't going to keep the pitchforks at bay. I wonder if it will. This is where drone and automation tech can get scary. Particularly combining drones with less than lethal tech could be super dangerous for our society. And I say less than lethal as it is a huge step to straight out attack and main people. But imagine something like the LA riots again. I suspect many people wouldn't be OK if some drones with paintball and tasers were sent to 'calm the fray' and zap a few nasty looters type thing. As long as it was controlling some 'evil few'. Then the evil few starts to expand...much like surveillance today. So if we ever see this style of scenario in our lifetime I feel people should use all political clout to stop it in its tracks. It could take society in a really bad direction and I dont doubt some people will look to take this route.