Re:FBI: Carrier IQ files used for "law enforcement purposes"
by VladRussian on Monday December 12, 2011 @08:00PM
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>I think most of us come from a sort of middle class, well behaved background that prevents us from conceptualizing what it means to be corrupted by power.
from the background i come from it isn't always "corrupted by power", worst/bloodiest outcomes were result of "to have enough power to change the world [or a chunk of it] to the best [as the one having the power sees it]". The unchecked/unlimited power is the main core of the issue, not the specific intentions/people it is being used for/by.
If you have infinite knowledge/power over someone, locking them in jail is about the least profitable or fun thing you can do.
I think most of us come from a sort of middle class, well behaved background that prevents us from conceptualizing what it means to be corrupted by power.