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How could it possibly not be abused to gain power? What checks and balances are there? Out of all the past data points we have throughout history, which one poi
by merpnderp 8y ago
How could it possibly not be abused to gain power? What checks and balances are there? Out of all the past data points we have throughout history, which one points to governments with unchecked power not abusing it? And is there any more powerful example of unchecked power than an unelected state single party government who can monitor every action of every individual and unvoice/unperson them with the click of a button?
- erentz 8y agoThe parent has the flaw that a lot of people do. They don’t seem to understand that not everyone is a mostly decent person and that there exist bad actors in any population. You can’t get away from this in any society, for example what percentage are psychopaths? That means if you create systems (like this) that eventually bad actors can exploit for themselves, they will, and they do. It’s not a conspiracy. It doesn’t happen right away. But slowly it’ll happen that the few percent can use these tools in ways to serve themselves over the interests of the wider population. (I don’t know why this is hard to comprehend, just look at the bad actors around you in your $dayjob.)