Yeah, that's the obvious motivation at the surface, I never questioned that. The thing is, people who "self-identify as winners" are incapable of seeing any dow

Yeah, that's the obvious motivation at the surface, I never questioned that. The thing is, people who "self-identify as winners" are incapable of seeing any downside to ubiquitous surveillance because if that ever turned against an individual, that individual would cease to be who they think they are. Self-inflicted blindness to all outcomes other than best-case.