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I think this is a bad idea. Welcoming a convenient feature of a sinister system just helps justify the system's existence. This is true of lots of things. Card
by splatzone 5y ago
I think this is a bad idea. Welcoming a convenient feature of a sinister system just helps justify the system's existence.
This is true of lots of things. Card payments are more convenient than cash, sure, but there's a hidden cost behind that convenience - your spending is easily traced and tied to your individual bank account.
Better to let people see orwellian tech for what it is!
- anyfactor 5y agoI think it was inevitable that any form progress made in computer vision will more or less be applied to perfecting facial recognition. Yes, incredible amount of progress has been made in using computer vision to identify diseases but the authoritarian and workplace use case of computer vision is absolutely effective at present time. Orwellian tech isn't sudden, it is a creep, it is comfort, it is an acceptable cost of convenience.
- qwerty456127 5y agoI agree but I feel pessimistic about the possibility of the surveillance being reversed. When you are tied really well and being fucked the only constructive option left is to try to relax and enjoy that...