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Maybe the broader point is that whenever a new technology empowers people, entrenched players get upset and it's always possible to find a mouthpiece who will
by andy99 3y ago
Maybe the broader point is that whenever a new technology empowers people, entrenched players get upset and it's always possible to find a mouthpiece who will support the view that it's too dangerous for the masses. It happened with the printing press, encryption, etc.
- mmaunder 3y agoEncryption and the history around the Clipper chip is an excellent analog. “Encryption is dangerous in public hands. Let us be the only licensed provider of public encryption and we’ll backdoor it to make it safe.”