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The line connecting the dots is that some who practice these skills end up adding those surveillance features to products in their careers. Not a hard leap to m

• godelski 2y ago
  > Not a hard leap to make, unsure why it wasn't obvious. Don't be dismissive. Just because others can't see it, doesn't mean we should be dismissive of __them__. I know it is subtle, but I think this is important, especially if we want to be taken seriously. The whole problem is about how small things add up, and often how we can't even see the issues with the small things themselves. People's views are going to be skewed by their experiences and often, with regards to this topic, how effective (or seemingly effective) their governments are. The line is thin and hard to see. That's the whole problem in the first place. So don't chastise people who can't see the spiderweb just because you were at the right angle to see it glistening in the sun.
• seanhunter 2y ago
  Some people who study computer science end up using those skills to write those products with the surveillance features. Should we not practise computer science as well, just to be on the safe side? I don't understand this argument at all.
  • netbioserror 2y ago
    This sort of braindead absurd reduction shouldn't belong in this place but is tragically what I've come to expect. Christ alive.