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The survey should have asked people if they would be willing to accept a slightly hire risk of death due to terrorism in exchange for a more private and anonymo

by x0054 13y ago

The survey should have asked people if they would be willing to accept a slightly hire risk of death due to terrorism in exchange for a more private and anonymous Internet. I think in America the answer would be a resounding NO. I think the answer should be YES, but most people in this country will gladly trade liberty for security, at least as long as Obama is in power. You would not believe how many people have told me: ah, as long as democrats are in charge, who needs the 4th amendment. On the other hand I do live in South California, so should I expect any different.

netcan 13y ago
slightly hire risk of death due to terrorism People are not very good at thinking probabilistically. How about: "Are you willing to accept the deaths for four people in 2014 due to terrorism and the sexual abuse of 18 toddlers in exchange for online anonymity."
- claudius 13y ago
  > "Are you willing to accept the deaths for four people in 2014 due to terrorism and the sexual abuse of 18 toddlers in exchange for online anonymity." While a good start, this should also include some ‘reference mark’ to gauge how many 22 deaths in the whole of the US are – e.g. via deaths in car accidents, plane crashes or gunfights.
- Vivtek 13y ago
  And yet we are perfectly willing to accept the deaths of thousands of people in 2014 in exchange for keeping our current speed limits. Americans are profoundly unable to judge any question that contains the word "terrorism" rationally.
rbanffy 13y ago
> accept a slightly hire risk of death due to terrorism in exchange for a more private and anonymous Internet All the spying has not lowered the risk of death due to terrorism a bit. There is good evidence the actions taken to curb terrorism actually made the world a lot more unstable, increasing the global terror risk. And that is if we don't count invading countries looking for WMDs that didn't exist or drone strikes as terrorism.

by x0054 13y ago

netcan 13y ago

slightly hire risk of death due to terrorism People are not very good at thinking probabilistically. How about: "Are you willing to accept the deaths for four people in 2014 due to terrorism and the sexual abuse of 18 toddlers in exchange for online anonymity."

claudius 13y ago
> "Are you willing to accept the deaths for four people in 2014 due to terrorism and the sexual abuse of 18 toddlers in exchange for online anonymity." While a good start, this should also include some ‘reference mark’ to gauge how many 22 deaths in the whole of the US are – e.g. via deaths in car accidents, plane crashes or gunfights.
Vivtek 13y ago
And yet we are perfectly willing to accept the deaths of thousands of people in 2014 in exchange for keeping our current speed limits. Americans are profoundly unable to judge any question that contains the word "terrorism" rationally.

rbanffy 13y ago

> accept a slightly hire risk of death due to terrorism in exchange for a more private and anonymous Internet All the spying has not lowered the risk of death due to terrorism a bit. There is good evidence the actions taken to curb terrorism actually made the world a lot more unstable, increasing the global terror risk. And that is if we don't count invading countries looking for WMDs that didn't exist or drone strikes as terrorism.