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How is it anti-democratic? I'm on board with a ton of criticisms of surveillance capitalism, but "anti-democratic" isn't one I understand.
by UncleMeat 4y ago
How is it anti-democratic? I'm on board with a ton of criticisms of surveillance capitalism, but "anti-democratic" isn't one I understand.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoIt extends its tendrils into government services where corporate authoritarianism subverts democratic ideals. The ill-conceived attempt to force face id for IRS services via a third party is but one example.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoWhat's the quickest way to bend folks to your will? Apply pressure at their weak points. How would one find them? Anyone who shares information (even inadvertently) with a third-party, that info becomes government property. More here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32557745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32557745 Watch "The United States of Secrets" on Kanopy and sometimes PBS.
- UncleMeat 4y agoThis feels more like "anti-libertarian" rather than "anti-democratic." The state having fairly tremendous power through warrants and other policing systems is largely orthogonal to the idea of government by the will of the people.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoSplitting hairs, me thinks. If individuals do not have the ability to disagree without ramifications, in absence of safety and security, will of the people can no longer exist.