8 ms·
People are apathetic and ill-informed. It is far easier and more enjoyable to believe that Britain is peace- and freedom-loving, which is the continual message
by bambataa 6y ago
People are apathetic and ill-informed.
It is far easier and more enjoyable to believe that Britain is peace- and freedom-loving, which is the continual message from the tabloids, than to keep track of these developments and their implications.
- dmitryminkovsky 6y agoIf so, why were they not apathetic and ill-informed a mere then, not even 100 years ago? Certainly people of the time thought Britain was peace- and freedom- loving then, too.
- bambataa 6y agoComplexity. A policeman taking a literal print of your body is far simpler and more direct than "big data" and so on. Remember that most computer users are hazy at best about whether `natwest.my-account.co.uk` is a phishing scam. There isn't the necessary baseline of informed opinion to have a reasonable discussion about this kind of snooping.