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It's a strange thing, today's world. There exists, right now, a realized panopticon in suspension. The only reason we don't have one is that we don't want one.
by javajosh 3y ago
It's a strange thing, today's world. There exists, right now, a realized panopticon in suspension. The only reason we don't have one is that we don't want one.
Sometimes I think that politicians wait for a time when weighty things are on the table to erode our rights. Who is going to be a one-issue voter for something barely understood? And yet, in terms of governance, what issue is more important than this?
- Arubis 3y ago> Sometimes I think that politicians wait for a time when weighty things are on the table to erode our rights. The USA PATRIOT act was pretty much written and ready to go when the 9/11 attacks occurred, and would have been impassable without some sort of disaster. Politicians absolutely are prepared to take advantage of opportunities, including to erode civil liberties if that’s their bent.
- kuchenbecker 3y agoNever let a crisis go to waste. Next major SEV, have a couple docs ready on how to fix reliability and watch them get funded.