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The surveillance state is already here, we have let it happen and it is unlikely to go away ever again. I think we should instead refocus the discussion. The qu
by this_user 13y ago
The surveillance state is already here, we have let it happen and it is unlikely to go away ever again. I think we should instead refocus the discussion. The question is not anymore how to prevent the surveillance state, but how to best live in a world like this.
- normloman 13y agoThat's an unproductive, defeatist argument. You could say that about any problem facing humanity today. It just amounts to an excuse to do nothing. Let's instead start a discussion about shrinking the surveillance state, with the goal of one day overturning it. Even though the odds are against us. Because you gotta draw the line somewhere.