I agree that the end result is an expansion of the surveillance state. I don't think it is all that coordinated, just a bunch of miscellaneous opportunists, all

I agree that the end result is an expansion of the surveillance state. I don't think it is all that coordinated, just a bunch of miscellaneous opportunists, all following their own incentives, all converging on a common narrative.. a decentralized 'conversation' among people that stand to gain.