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Cost kind of stops the government from sending goons right now, sure some governments do it but, it's costly at scale.
by nesky 7mo ago
Cost kind of stops the government from sending goons right now, sure some governments do it but, it's costly at scale.
- justsid 7mo agoMissiles are a lot more expensive and much less reusable than goons though. If the nation state can’t afford the goons, it can’t afford to missile you either
- collingreen 7mo agoDrones aren't though. Plenty of ways to use the data above for evil deeds.
- c22 7mo agoWith the digital panopticon neither goons nor missles are really necessary. Opressive forces can just disable your spending and travel credits. If they need you dead or in custody they can just grab you the next time you pop up on camera near one of their agents.
- riffraff 7mo ago> Opressive forces can just disable your spending and travel credits "Disabled spending" already happened to the people in the ICC that acted contrary to Trump's diktats[0], without the need for a digital panopticon, both the banks and the government know who you are. [0] https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/ https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-u...
- brewcejener 7mo agoReaper drones will be the more cost effective way to eradicate amalek.
- motbus3 7mo agoThere are cheap drones with guns now thought
- jpadkins 7mo agoThe UK gov has shown to be incredibly efficient at arresting and imprisoning citizens for social media comments.
- dontwannahearit 7mo agoPlease share evidence.
- QuantumFunnel 7mo agohttps://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...
- dboreham 7mo agoThis is widely promoted but not true.
- vikingerik 7mo agoThe cost effectiveness is the intimidation and chilling effects on a wider population, when that can be achieved with a small number of actual goons.