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This is happening simultaneously in many Western countries. It is clearly somehow coordinated. You don't need a tinfoil hat to see the conspiracy. Equally clea

This is happening simultaneously in many Western countries. It is clearly somehow coordinated. You don't need a tinfoil hat to see the conspiracy. Equally clearly, this is a first step to requiring identity, and ultimately government approval for your activities in the internet. Somehow, we really must reign in the political class, before we truly land in a dystopia.

markus_zhang 5mo ago
I guess this is just to accelerate the preparation for a total war.
- wartywhoa23 5mo ago
  One can't make all cattle pens fight to total mutual extermination without isolating them first, and blocking all information about the farm owners.
JumpCrisscross 5mo ago
> It is clearly somehow coordinated Well, yes—parents’ groups are coordinating. Similar to how drunk driving and cigarette rules were passed globally in about a generation. You don’t need reptiles when polling is so strongly against kids on social media.
- frm88 5mo ago
  I think you might want to zoom out a bit: digital authorianism has been on the rise since (at least) 2022 and is subject to scientific study: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5117399 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5117399 This chapter explores the defining characteristics of digital authoritarianism as exemplified by countries such as China and Russia, identifying three primary pillars: information control, mass surveillance, and the creation of a fragmented, isolated Internet. Furthermore, this chapter emphasizes that digital authoritarian practices are not confined to authoritarian regimes. Democratic governments and technologically advanced private corporations, especially the dominant tech companies shaping the modern Internet, are also capable of adopting authoritarian tactics.
- bradley13 5mo ago
  It's much more than parents' groups. This is coming "top down". For example, here in Switzerland the government decided E-IDs would be a great idea. The population killed the proposal the first time, with a referendum. So the government tried again, and we failed to kill it the second time.
  - JumpCrisscross 5mo ago
    > This is coming "top down" It’s both. This is an unpopular opinion on HN, but most Americans support banning social media for kids younger than 14. The implementation details are not being thought through, which is a problem. But pretending this is a conspiracy is a silly way for technical experts to cede their seats at the table.
hackernews682 5mo ago
This. And the coordinated rollout of digital currencies. It is all a part of the control grid being prepared for us. One would think this would be obvious to more HN readers, being the supposed technical “systems thinkers” they purport to be.

markus_zhang 5mo ago

I guess this is just to accelerate the preparation for a total war.

wartywhoa23 5mo ago
One can't make all cattle pens fight to total mutual extermination without isolating them first, and blocking all information about the farm owners.

JumpCrisscross 5mo ago

> It is clearly somehow coordinated Well, yes—parents’ groups are coordinating. Similar to how drunk driving and cigarette rules were passed globally in about a generation. You don’t need reptiles when polling is so strongly against kids on social media.

frm88 5mo ago
I think you might want to zoom out a bit: digital authorianism has been on the rise since (at least) 2022 and is subject to scientific study: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5117399 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5117399 This chapter explores the defining characteristics of digital authoritarianism as exemplified by countries such as China and Russia, identifying three primary pillars: information control, mass surveillance, and the creation of a fragmented, isolated Internet. Furthermore, this chapter emphasizes that digital authoritarian practices are not confined to authoritarian regimes. Democratic governments and technologically advanced private corporations, especially the dominant tech companies shaping the modern Internet, are also capable of adopting authoritarian tactics.
bradley13 5mo ago
It's much more than parents' groups. This is coming "top down". For example, here in Switzerland the government decided E-IDs would be a great idea. The population killed the proposal the first time, with a referendum. So the government tried again, and we failed to kill it the second time.
- JumpCrisscross 5mo ago
  > This is coming "top down" It’s both. This is an unpopular opinion on HN, but most Americans support banning social media for kids younger than 14. The implementation details are not being thought through, which is a problem. But pretending this is a conspiracy is a silly way for technical experts to cede their seats at the table.

hackernews682 5mo ago

This. And the coordinated rollout of digital currencies. It is all a part of the control grid being prepared for us. One would think this would be obvious to more HN readers, being the supposed technical “systems thinkers” they purport to be.