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> Personally, I'd only trust a governmental agency to provide such services, I can't see why you'd say that. Governments (and private corporations) are not op
by einpoklum 2y ago
> Personally, I'd only trust a governmental agency to provide such services,
I can't see why you'd say that.
Governments (and private corporations) are not operated to faithfully serve the public, certainly not the public as a set of individuals and small groups of people. It's not that "government services are bad", but rather, than governments, even democratically-elected ones, are practically certain to wiggle out of the straightjacket of strict protection of individual needs and interests for legitimate or illegitimate "greater good"; specifically, they will not resist the desire and the interest to spy on you. And the potential for government abuse of private information is quite high.
- gloosx 2y agoBakunin put it best: "There is only one essential difference between a monarchy and even the most democratic republic—in the former, bureaucrats oppress and plunder the people in the name of the monarch; in the latter, they do it in the name of the people's will." - Statism and Anarchy The core problem isn’t the form of government, but the concentration of power itself.