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I beg to differ. For example Enemy of the State which dealt with aerial surveillance was released 21 years ago. Predator drones were deployed in the middle eas

I beg to differ. For example Enemy of the State which dealt with aerial surveillance was released 21 years ago. Predator drones were deployed in the middle east in 2000 but were in use from 1995 in the Balkans. Quadcopters are new though. 17 years and people were living online lives. With Web 2.0 which began a couple of years later around 15 years ago. There's not much that has changed fundamentally which could cause a psychological shock. Now, if he was on the fun since 1980 maybe ... but 2002 was just around the corner (at least for the type of people who read HN).

quaquaqua1 7y ago
I'm sorry, drones were not in the public consciousness in 2002, let alone 2010, when the military was still mostly using helicopters for this type of search. Drones were used for bombing, and they are probably 10 times as large as consumer drones. There was no way he expected the police to have this technology and a desire to use it against him specifically. He also didn't read HN- he's barely able to communicate in his native language according to the article.
cameronbrown 7y ago
> Predator drones were deployed in the middle east in 2000 but were in use from 1995 in the Balkans. Quadcopters are new though. Quadcopters wouldn't have even been possible without serious advances in battery technology and radio infrastructure. There was no reason for him to expect the police would've had access to these kind of resources. > 17 years and people were living online lives. With Web 2.0 which began a couple of years later around 15 years ago. There's not much that has changed fundamentally which could cause a psychological shock. Even just the invention of the smartphone would be alien to him. I think you may have lost perspective on how different it is. People did not expect to be connected like we are today. It's obvious in hindsight but nobody could have predicted it.

quaquaqua1 7y ago

I'm sorry, drones were not in the public consciousness in 2002, let alone 2010, when the military was still mostly using helicopters for this type of search. Drones were used for bombing, and they are probably 10 times as large as consumer drones. There was no way he expected the police to have this technology and a desire to use it against him specifically. He also didn't read HN- he's barely able to communicate in his native language according to the article.

cameronbrown 7y ago

> Predator drones were deployed in the middle east in 2000 but were in use from 1995 in the Balkans. Quadcopters are new though. Quadcopters wouldn't have even been possible without serious advances in battery technology and radio infrastructure. There was no reason for him to expect the police would've had access to these kind of resources. > 17 years and people were living online lives. With Web 2.0 which began a couple of years later around 15 years ago. There's not much that has changed fundamentally which could cause a psychological shock. Even just the invention of the smartphone would be alien to him. I think you may have lost perspective on how different it is. People did not expect to be connected like we are today. It's obvious in hindsight but nobody could have predicted it.