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All those given to us also by governments but a thousand times worse, along with wars, dictators, mass genocides, race purges, and so on and so forth. I look a

by nickpp 9y ago

All those given to us also by governments but a thousand times worse, along with wars, dictators, mass genocides, race purges, and so on and so forth. I look around me and every single object I use and makes my life better was made by a corporation. From my PC to my phone to my house and my card. While every single thing that makes me fear tomorrow and sucks in my life is controlled by governments: health care, roads, bureaucrats, borders, international conflicts, corruption, etc. I don't fear Facebook knowing everything about me and selling that info to third parties, but I do fear my government buying that info from FB and using it restrict my freedoms in the name of my own good or simply to steal more money from me.

darpa_escapee 9y ago
> I look around me and every single object I use and makes my life better was made by a corporation. Markets work well for most commodities. On the other hand, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid ensure that people don't die so they can hopefully go on to enjoy a better life. > I don't fear Facebook knowing everything about me and selling that info to third parties A KGB, but for advertising, still collects and centralizes private info that can be abused by any party, governmental or private. A recent example of that exact dataset being abused by a private entity: the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Also, insurers and repo-men love accurate location tracking etc. Your insurers most likely aren't using that information to give you better rates.