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Generally speaking the people who are not tracked are part of marginalized groups (which is often why they weren't trying to engage in the first place and why g
by throwaway0a5e 6y ago
Generally speaking the people who are not tracked are part of marginalized groups (which is often why they weren't trying to engage in the first place and why government wanted nothing to do with them) that tend to have an on again off again somewhat abusive relationship with government. By signing up you might get healthcare today but the contents of your row in the database could get you screwed if political winds shift (having the wrong religion or ethnicity on your official government records is a much bigger liability outside the west).
- thatguy0900 6y agoThat's kind of what I was wondering. I can't imagine a person in modern governments being unknown unless they had no interest in being known, is that out of ignorance of what the government is offering them or because the tradeoffs arnt worth it to them?
- Clewza313 6y agoThe Operasi Koteka debacle of the early 1970s is a nice illustration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koteka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koteka TL;DR: The government objected to Papuan tribesmen wearing only penis gourds and airdropped a bunch of pants for them, with predictable results.
- renewiltord 6y agoAt least in India it's because interacting with the government is a huge pain in the ass. You don't do it unless you have to. It just so happens that it's rapidly becoming the case that you do have to.