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The most alarming thing to me in this report[1] is that a clear majority (> 60%) distrust technology and/or the government's ability to understand and manage it
by lr4444lr 5y ago
The most alarming thing to me in this report[1] is that a clear majority (> 60%) distrust technology and/or the government's ability to understand and manage it for our safety. That sort of sentiment is what can power through a destructive clamp down on big tech in the U.S. from ill-informed legislators.
[1] https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files/aatuss191/files/2020-01/2020%20Edelman%20Trust%20Barometer%20Global%20Report_LIVE.pdf https://www.edelman.com/sites/g/files/aatuss191/files/2020-0...
- rdtwo 5y agoI think the people that distrust it are often the people that know the most about it as well not just back water hicks. How many folks here trust Facebook? Anyone?
- sensanaty 5y agoNo one should be trusting big tech. As is they hold a ridiculous amount of power over the entire world, and that's only going to get worse and worse. I also doubt most informed people trust governments either.
- selfhoster11 5y agoBig tech brought it upon themselves. Had they been less greedy, they would have painted smaller bullseyes on their backs.