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While there is some truth to this article about the change in work culture, there is a fundamental piece which isn't being addressed that makes me think the gov
by hkarthik 13y ago
While there is some truth to this article about the change in work culture, there is a fundamental piece which isn't being addressed that makes me think the government will be able to prevent leaks quickly.
Each successive post war generation has become increasingly complacent about government abuses of power.
When the Snowden scandal came out, it felt like only 1 in 5 Gen-X/Gen-Yers even seemed to care. Most of the people I talk to say things like the following:
"Well if you're not doing anything wrong, why do you care that they are monitoring us?"
"Of course they are monitoring everything, they have to do that since 9/11."
"Are you actually surprised they can read your Gmail and Facebook messages?"
- RougeFemme 13y agoWithout revealing my specific generation. . .and agreeing that these are common responses. . .the first response makes me want to scream, the second simply rubs me the wrong way.. .and I admit that the third is pretty close to my initial reaction. As someone said humorously/saracastically. . .NCIS has been one of the top-rated shows for about 10 years. Did you really think that everything McGee does is fiction?
- supergauntlet 13y agoI don't believe anyone well versed in technology was really surprised. I didn't want to believe it initially as the proof seemed questionable at first, but when it did become obvious that PRISM was real, I was less surprised and more saddened.
- hkarthik 13y agoWell I wasn't surprised that there were technical reasons they could do it, but I was surprised at the number of companies that were found to be complacent in the monitoring. It ran deeper than I ever expected.