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Fortunately, in this case you no longer have to wonder if he was right or not. The Orwell and McCarthy references seem pretty accurate to me - one neatly encap
by lemming 12y ago
Fortunately, in this case you no longer have to wonder if he was right or not.
The Orwell and McCarthy references seem pretty accurate to me - one neatly encapsulates the degree of surveillance we now know is happening, and the other clearly indicates the dangers of it.
- golergka 12y agoHim being right in the end is exactly why I wish he wouldn't look as a typical conspiracy theorist in the first place.
- jules 12y agoHave you considered that the problem may be on your end? I also don't understand why this was so unbelievable. I had this discussion many years ago with friends in high school. They also thought I was paranoid for saying that this kind of spying was obviously already happening or would happen soon. I thought it was rather obvious given the incentives, secrecy, technical means, and changes in society that would soon make online life very important.
- golergka 12y agoOf course it's on my end. But "my end" is shared with millions of other people; and if you want to persuade them, you have to account for problems on their end, not vice versa.