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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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