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It's a hypothetical. I already collected your volunteership for The Seer. It will watch you, not me. Don't worry. If you abandon technology, people around you

It's a hypothetical. I already collected your volunteership for The Seer. It will watch you, not me. Don't worry. If you abandon technology, people around you still use it, and The Seer will be there, lightly probing you.

kelseyfrog 2y ago
Thank you for the theatrical antagonism. It's fun, but unfortunately it's not a serious counterargument.
- alganet 2y ago
  I made a simple question. You evaded it (wanting to be left alone). We are not in an argument. We are in a social interaction that leads you to slowly lean towards agreeing with me. There is no escape. There is no answer you can give. If you agree that people should have the right to be left alone, then you were wrong. If you don't agree, then you volunteer. If you agree but don't volunteer, you are tyrannical (you want rights for you but not for others). If you just leave, that signals you want to be left alone. We are not in an argument.
  - kelseyfrog 2y ago
    This is less a conversation and more a one-man play where you read both parts. Bravo, but no. Why don't you get curious instead? It's one of the site guidelines after all. Community trust and goodwill is the most precious thing we have here. Why throw it away?
    - alganet 2y ago
      I am fighting for your rights and giving you a chance to not be eternally surveiled. That is the most profound expression of community trust someone can hope to achieve. All you need to do is say that were wrong, or that you volunteer. It's an act, theatrical or not, of empathy. Instead, you prefer to pretend that you are right. That no one is going to surveil anyway, and there is no point conceding to a random member of the community. It would be a personal shame for your image after all. You would lose what you perceive to be as an argument, on the internet. You can't do that, right? Your ego is more important than defending personal rights.

kelseyfrog 2y ago

Thank you for the theatrical antagonism. It's fun, but unfortunately it's not a serious counterargument.

alganet 2y ago
I made a simple question. You evaded it (wanting to be left alone). We are not in an argument. We are in a social interaction that leads you to slowly lean towards agreeing with me. There is no escape. There is no answer you can give. If you agree that people should have the right to be left alone, then you were wrong. If you don't agree, then you volunteer. If you agree but don't volunteer, you are tyrannical (you want rights for you but not for others). If you just leave, that signals you want to be left alone. We are not in an argument.
- kelseyfrog 2y ago
  This is less a conversation and more a one-man play where you read both parts. Bravo, but no. Why don't you get curious instead? It's one of the site guidelines after all. Community trust and goodwill is the most precious thing we have here. Why throw it away?
  - alganet 2y ago
    I am fighting for your rights and giving you a chance to not be eternally surveiled. That is the most profound expression of community trust someone can hope to achieve. All you need to do is say that were wrong, or that you volunteer. It's an act, theatrical or not, of empathy. Instead, you prefer to pretend that you are right. That no one is going to surveil anyway, and there is no point conceding to a random member of the community. It would be a personal shame for your image after all. You would lose what you perceive to be as an argument, on the internet. You can't do that, right? Your ego is more important than defending personal rights.