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> You think militaries and police are becoming less capable? What guarantees that they will always be on the side of governments? > That employees are becomin
by Rooster61 8y ago
> You think militaries and police are becoming less capable?
What guarantees that they will always be on the side of governments?
> That employees are becoming more loyal to their employers?
No, but the common citizen is becoming that way. Right now, are people more likely to call up their representative to try to get something done, or post something to facebook related to their political leanings?
- azernik 8y agoThat's not a request to Facebook for help. It's a call to their fellow citizens, with Facebook being a (not very well respected) intermediary. Facebook can interfere with that means of communication, but it can't interfere with military/police chains of command, or physically stop a SWAT team from showing up at Zuckerberg's front door and at Facebook sysadmin's offices.
- tsunamifury 8y agoThat might apply to Facebook. But governments are loath to show a force like this which might destabilize markets. It’s not blockbuster action sequences it’s a slow transition of power.
- ForHackernews 8y agoHow many divisions does The Zuck have?
- Rooster61 8y agoNone, of course. As I said, I don't think we will see anything like this happen with Facebook, but that might not be the case if megacorp monopolies continue to garner political power.
- busterarm 8y ago> What guarantees that they will always be on the side of governments? Most people who join militaries are not career military types and most also care greatly which side they're on. True mercenaries are extremely rare.