We’re all just characters in a sim game played by the rich and powerful. Now it’s 24 / 7 surveillance. Eventually it will be 24 / 7 control.

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HNisCIS 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The race is between the rich trying to achieve a level of surveillance based omnipotence such that rebellion/revolution/dissent/protest/etc are fundamentally impossible...and the US populace gaining class consciousness. I don't have high hopes for the second one winning.

I want people to think about that for a second though. Imagine in a decade cops have such a technological edge in both surveillance and force that you cannot even begin to protest billionaires enslaving you let alone stage a political revolution.

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therobots927 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You get it. I’m also concerned that we’re past the point of no return.

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OGEnthusiast 3 hours ago | parent [-]

We're already past the point of no return IMO. It's why people are having fewer kids.

	▲	DaSHacka 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And in fact, it's possible the latter is a direct and explicitly desired outcome of the former