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The technocrat champions of wrapping the Internet up in the nanny state and its regulatory requirements, will inevitably be the ones lamenting the burden in 10-
by adventured 4y ago
The technocrat champions of wrapping the Internet up in the nanny state and its regulatory requirements, will inevitably be the ones lamenting the burden in 10-15 years as the Internet (as we used to know it) is fully choked off. To be clear, the Internet barely exists as it is, the Western Europeans (along with China and Russia) are way out in front when it comes to destroying it - however the US, starting primarily from California, will mimic their authoritarian spirit as always.
But but but, we gotta protect the children.
But but but, we gotta stop people from saying bad things that could hurt the feelings. Free speech bad. Must regulate speech.
Cycle forward a decade: the government is going too far! This is outrageous! Too much surveillance! Muh privacy. Who gave them all of this power?!?
Yeah, gee, who indeed.