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I think this denies your average citizen their agency. That Russian and his family voted for Putin. Just as their parents voted for their Soviet representative

I think this denies your average citizen their agency. That Russian and his family voted for Putin. Just as their parents voted for their Soviet representative and their grandparents fought against the White Army. Same as the Western Europeans voted for a state that "does not want to kill them." Its not true that we are powerless against some too-powerful to stop state. Or that were at the mercy of some cabal at the top. The answer, as always, isn't to reject the benefits of technology because were scared. It's to demand responsibility from the citizenry.

throwaway290 4y ago
It's not some cabal at the top. It's a cabal that also controls the media, censors access to information and zombificates the majority of your fellow citizens. Revolting against the state is great but not if your fellow citizens are the ones who fight you first. By the way, they include some of your friends and family.
gdy 4y ago
"That Russian and his family voted for Putin. " Just like half of the US citizens supported invasion of Iraq in 2003 and later they reelected George W. Bush. Is it the agency of your average citizen or just the effect of propaganda?