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> What am I missing? I hesitate to make too many assumptions as to what you’re missing, but perhaps you aren’t distinguishing between government actors and pri
by toofy 8y ago
> What am I missing?
I hesitate to make too many assumptions as to what you’re missing, but perhaps you aren’t distinguishing between government actors and private matters?
For example, we generally believe those who wield power over the citizenry should be as transparent as possible—this is the only way we (the citizenry) can make informed decisions about those leaders. If we don’t know what the leaders are actually doing, we are literally incapable of making informed decisions.
We also generally believe the opposite is true for the citizenry, that we should have as much privacy as possible. We believe this because it is far easier for a totalitarian regime to set roots if it knows everything about the citizenry.
The most powerful should be held accountable to an informed citizenry. This is one of the ways we try to maintain balance and prevent abuses by that power.
- miguelrochefort 8y agoI don't like governments. I'm torn between geolibertarianism and anarchism. I don't like the authoritarian Chinese government, especially when it comes to censorship and free speech. I want more transparency for everyone. I want citizens to know more about the government (if one must exist). Some people call it sousveillance, as opposed to surveillance. Our efforts to hide from the government ultimately hinders our progress as a society. Wouldn't it be better to reduce the government and/or make it more transparent?
- explainplease 8y ago> Our efforts to hide from the government ultimately hinders our progress as a society. Wouldn't it be better to reduce the government and/or make it more transparent? Do you not recognize the false dichotomy in your words? Why not do all three?
- matz1 8y agoAs the technology develop, tracking for everything will be inevitable, I rather have transparency for everyone (including the government), seems to be more pragmatic this way. Besides, keeping thing private has its cost too.