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I think that's a false dichotomy. You're not going to get mainstream technical fixes, or keep them legal and secure, without engaging in a fair amount of politi

by Joeboy 13y ago

I think that's a false dichotomy. You're not going to get mainstream technical fixes, or keep them legal and secure, without engaging in a fair amount of politics. There are plenty of misfires and misguided efforts in both the political and technical spheres, but that doesn't mean either sphere should be dismissed in its entirety.

noarchy 13y ago
If some people want to spend their time and energy on political pursuits, they're free to do so. I won't try to stop them, but I will be happy to both discourage them and to not join them in such pursuits. This isn't like trying to get the government to allow the plebes to smoke pot, or something similarly-unthreatening to their power. Though I am sure that governments would be happy to legalize your privacy, in exchange for broad regulations on how much they'd like to allow you to have at a given moment (meaning, none whatsoever when it really counts).