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I agree with you for now. However, these things are going to advance and improve. I think the biggest Orwellian issue is the targeting of dissonance. The govern

I agree with you for now. However, these things are going to advance and improve. I think the biggest Orwellian issue is the targeting of dissonance. The government can't watch everyone and process the data but they can target those who disagree with policy X or politician Y or company Z.

acct1771 8y ago
Algorithmic processing of keywords, sentiment, and then, metadata, to suss out those who speak truth (treason) in an empire of lies.
vinceguidry 8y ago
There's nothing new about government targeting of dissidents. The worst case scenario there played out in the fifties with McCarthy. Society survived.
- jstanley 8y ago
  "Society survived" is a pretty low bar to set. Why not aim for "innocent people don't face negative consequences for harmless acts"?
  - vinceguidry 8y ago
    The bar is getting ordinary people to be concerned about the possibility for America to turn into dystopia. While yours is a laudable goal, it's well within the ability of our existing political-economic system to ratchet closer to over time.