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> We need politics. We need laws to regulate both government and corporate aggregation and handling of private information. Really? Look around and tell me how

> We need politics. We need laws to regulate both government and corporate aggregation and handling of private information. Really? Look around and tell me how that's been working out for you lately. The top priorities of any human organization, regardless of nature or origin, are: (1) survival, (2) growth, and (3) expansion of influence. The only way to solve the politics problem is to solve the people problem. In the US we have generations of fat & happy sheep, living off the short-term benefits of inflated currency and credit bubbles, blissfully and willfully ignorant of what goes on around them, so long as they don't miss an episode of American Idol. So excuse my cynicism, but good luck with that.

pron 13y ago
> Really? Look around and tell me how that's been working out for you lately. Well, it's far from perfect, but you've got clean water, highways, research grants, gay marriage in some states, a national healthcare plan that's a good start — all in all, it's pretty good. I don't see why regulation over private data aggregation would be any harder than healthcare. Sure, Google's lobbyists would work hard against it, and would probably succeed in watering down, and I don't have high hopes for breaking-up Google just yet, but it would do to raise awareness. > In the US we have generations of fat & happy sheep, living off the short-term benefits of inflated currency and credit bubbles, blissfully and willfully ignorant of what goes on around them, so long as they don't miss an episode of American Idol. All the more reason to try and educate people on how they're being exploited by corporations.