> Why in the holy hell as the world's governments taken such an interest in the sex lives of their citizens? You're looking at it too narrowly. Anything anyon

> Why in the holy hell as the world's governments taken such an interest in the sex lives of their citizens? You're looking at it too narrowly. Anything anyone can "take away" from you has power over you. It's a dominance play. Government controls how you engage in sex. Telcos control who you talk to. Media controls what you see and hear. Automakers control how you move. Banks control how you trade. I'm sure there are more examples (look how difficult it is to homestead anywhere), but the point is that in gatekeeping functions critical to our existence, we're always beholden to someone. Capturing two of these forms the basis of a cult. No surprise the Church used to worm its way into as much of this stack as possible; these days it's Big Tech doing the same.