Whatever the goals they derive from previous, less dangerous eras, where there was always at least a hope that an oppressed or abused segment of the population

Whatever the goals they derive from previous, less dangerous eras, where there was always at least a hope that an oppressed or abused segment of the population could escape: migrate, revolt, strike, whatever We are entering a dystopic regime where our famous pale blue dot planet acts more as a mousetrap, where we play out an arms race of surveillance, advanced weaponry automation, psychological warfare and misinformation. Its not clear how we could put a lid on the artificial madness but for sure it wont be achieved with half-measures