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Re:It's 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has n... by cryptica on Thursday November 12, 2020 @08:01AM (#25069370)
I can't believe that people are downvoting this without making any arguments to refute it; they're thinking emotionally, looking at things through rose-colored lenses. Sometimes it seems like everyone is on drugs. People's brains are turning into swiss cheese.

Trying to censor information is just not going to work. Controlling the media is not going to help beyond a certain point. People know what's going on and they'll be taking the real conversations offline. When everyone collectively realizes what's been happening, the backlash is going to be terrifying and unforgiving. The more you suppress the truth, the worse it will be when it all comes out.

The current elites don't have the ability to suppress billions of people who were raised on freedom as the central principle of their existence.

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Re:It's 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has n... by justinclift on Thursday November 12, 2020 @09:09AM (#25069979)
> The current elites don't have the ability to suppress billions of people who were raised on freedom as the central principle of their existence.

That sounds like a problem that could be solved through military automation. (!)

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Re:It's 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has n... by test1_1234 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @04:35PM (#25075414)
>The current elites don't have the ability to suppress billions of people who were raised on freedom as the central principle of their existence.

I hope I'm not too cynical, but I think "freedom" is more of a meme than something that most people value. Whenever there are news stories about governments spying on their own citizens or restricting free speech, most people seem to just shrug and move on with their lives.

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Re:It's 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has n... by cryptica on Friday November 13, 2020 @08:32AM (#25081931)
I don't know about others but I certainly value my own freedom so I'm not going to live in any country which doesn't have it. I'm glad I visited the US last year because I have a feeling I'm never going back there. Same reason why I wouldn't go visit North Korea.

BTW why am I hearing this 'freedom is not important' stuff from so many people on HN? Is that what your leaders are preaching? I'd be suspicious of your leaders if that were me.

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