> it is now technically possible for governments to enforce all laws This change is underappreciated. As enforcement gets stronger it's becoming feasible to ma

> it is now technically possible for governments to enforce all laws This change is underappreciated. As enforcement gets stronger it's becoming feasible to make stronger and more specific laws. I don't believe this is a good thing for society in general. It's also possible for governments to hold power with less and less public support by quashing opposition and shutting down protests more effectively with overpowered police and militaries. I don't think the right to bear arms helps much with the growing power imbalance. It just doesn't make sense anymore for civilians to be armed with the same weapons as governments, now that government weapons are so powerful. Technology is only accelerating these trends, especially AI. The governments of the future will hold unprecedented power over their populations. Democracy is supposed to ensure that power isn't used against the people, but I think current political systems won't be able to prevent it. We need much better implementations of democracy to handle the power that is coming to governments in the next century.