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But it doesn't make up for the downside, which is installing robust surveillance software on your phone that sends data to and takes orders from China and is su
by Causality1 6y ago
But it doesn't make up for the downside, which is installing robust surveillance software on your phone that sends data to and takes orders from China and is subject to their arbitrary control of messaging. You know what else has a super amazing upside that still doesn't make up for the downside? Methamphetamine.
- leptoniscool 6y agoI think you need to look up Edward Snowden.
- gbrown 6y agoWhile US surveillance is also bad, it’s not yet subject to the same levels of abuse as in China. Don’t get me wrong, if this administration could, I’m sure they’d find a way to compete on that front, but we’re not there yet. The Chinese government is running forced sterilization, reeducation, and internment campaigns against Uighurs. They’re arresting people for being critical of the government online based on dragnet surveillance. Again, I’m not defending the US on these points - we’re running concentration camps too, and the fourth amendment is under assault, but there are important differences of scale and severity.
- Causality1 6y agoHaving a roach problem in my house doesn't mean I'm happy to invite termites as well.