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>> Is there any major geopolitical development that is generally assumed to be inevitable, and how might modern technology upset the assumptions of the powers-t
by Nomentatus 6y ago
>> Is there any major geopolitical development that is generally assumed to be inevitable, and how might modern technology upset the assumptions of the powers-that-be in their planned response to that event?
My guess: Asymmetric warfare suddenly becoming very weak. I think there's more than one way that could happen; but won't say more lest it cause more things to hit the fan than are hitting now.
- salawat 6y agoI see you've been paying attention to why surveillance states becoming the norm really matters.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoThe increase in surveillance states is potentially countered by the increased velocity by which ideas can spread and people can communicate with each other. We don't yet know which way things will tip.
- salawat 6y agoNah. That doesn't counter it, because that sword cuts both ways. You know the thing I don't want you to know, but I can figure out you know it just as fast.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoThey can't kick down all the doors. If ideology spreads faster than doors can be kicked down the increased velocity of information is a net win for the offense.
- wait_a_minute 6y agoAnd I would die on the hill of plugging the 2nd Amendment as a damn near sacred and last insurance policy for the average person. That it is attacked when it's the obvious conclusion or tool of choice for the scenario you two are describing in this thread, is just evidence that it must continue to exist.
- adrianN 6y agoYour gun won't protect you when Big Brother comes knocking at your door. Even if you can make it too difficult to actually take you by force, which I doubt you realistically can, the state can simply make your life sufficiently difficult (e.g. no way to get employment, no credit lines, no education for your children, no electricity) that the act of actually imprisoning you doesn't matter anymore.
- wait_a_minute 6y agoWe are talking about a far future outcome where we have no choice left. I want to avoid that future, but if it came to it I’d at least want to have a chance.
- SubiculumCode 6y agowith robots they could.
- imtringued 6y agoYou don't need robots. Just enough face tracking to know where political enemies gather. You can then just let your thugs take care of the rest.
- adrianN 6y agoIt suffices to kick down a couple of doors to make people afraid to share information.