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> fight for privacy is futile See I always disagree with these sentiments. Again like everything in America it's about political action. Problem #1: Not enou
by jimmy1 9y ago
> fight for privacy is futile
See I always disagree with these sentiments. Again like everything in America it's about political action.
Problem #1: Not enough people vote.
You can break that down into, I see it, 3 buckets.
1. People are content enough with the way things are going, and trust they will keep going so they don't waste their time, or rely on the "wisdom of the crowd"
2. People are lethargic of the issues happening around them and complacency has fully set in.
3. People are so underwater with responsibilities, debt, and pressure from stagnant wages and rising costs, their primary focus is survival, feeding family, and paying rent.
I am a firm believer that people get the government they deserve. It's not enough to wish a government into existence.
Having said all that, call this a gross oversimplification or whatnot, but I think it comes down to
not enough people feel threatened or inclined to take action by the current privacy situation. That's it. Plenty of people love to talk about it, bikeshed about how things should or should not be, play the contrarian, whatnot, but if there's anything life has taught me: if people really want something, they do it (not saying want thing that thing is a good or bad thing)
- majewsky 9y ago> 3 buckets 4. People don't feel self-efficacy, i.e. that their vote is having an effect. (Esp. in a two-party system where, if you don't like either big party, you're basically fucked.)