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"If humans are full of logical fallacies and poor decision making, just making a collection of humans and giving them unlimited power does not make the logical
by betterunix 13y ago
"If humans are full of logical fallacies and poor decision making, just making a collection of humans and giving them unlimited power does not make the logical fallacies and poor decision making go away. It can often makes it much more harmful."
You know, this is not some novel insight. This has been known for a long time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_carta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_carta
- dmix 13y agoIndeed, the real underlying problem isn't mass surveillance, the problem is the states ability to give themselves unlimited power through a seemingly legal process: "The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to." - Edward Snowden Which is quite possibly the predictable outcome of every government that hasn't had a revolution or major political upheaval for an extended periods of time. Self-interest is not just a function of markets.