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I would like to ask anyone reading this to hypothesize with me. What if the US government was broadly and knowingly corrupt? How comfortable would you feel kn
by datashovel 12y ago
I would like to ask anyone reading this to hypothesize with me. What if the US government was broadly and knowingly corrupt? How comfortable would you feel knowing that they had such broad and powerful technical capabilities? How would you fight against such a machine, to uproot the corruption?
I'm in awe of these technical feats, but also cautious about the implications of an all-knowing, all-powerful government presence who can infringe on your basic rights at-will.
- Cthulhu_ 12y agoIt's not a what-if actually, the US government - or at least the higher-ups, like the senate - are bought by those with money. And buying votes / power / votes is the core principle of corruption.
- datashovel 12y agoI didn't want to sound too presumptuous when I wrote the comment, but I would agree the current state of things is far from ideal.