Not quite. I'm not arguing that a small choice will inevitably lead to disaster. I have seen four decades of civil rights erosion due to some system or another

Not quite. I'm not arguing that a small choice will inevitably lead to disaster. I have seen four decades of civil rights erosion due to some system or another (war on drugs! war on terror!) and now we are automating surveillance and enforcement. If you don't see the big picture, it's not my place to enlighten you. But oh the irony of butting into a conversation you don't like to complain about participating in it. lol