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What you describe reminds me of the stories my significant other's parents tell about living under Stasi in the GDR. Ok, without the VPN part.
by sdoering 8y ago
What you describe reminds me of the stories my significant other's parents tell about living under Stasi in the GDR.
Ok, without the VPN part.
- mirimir 8y agoIndeed. The insight is that virtually all modern states are authoritarian. Some just have better PR. And there are too many assholes in the stateless places. In the former Soviet Union, there weren't VPNs, Tor and stuff. But there was samizat. And much conversation, fueled by vodka and bad cigarettes. It ended up working well enough. Except that Reagan, Bush and Carter went on to screw Russia so badly that it embraced Putin.
- sdoering 8y agoThanks a lot. Never heard of samizat. Had to ask Google and was intrigued. Interesting stuff and something new I learned.