Re:Changes to UK Surveillance Regime May Violate Internation...
by hilbert42 on Saturday August 26, 2023 @04:46AM
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"Your friends and colleages concern themselves with their next paycheck, the mortgage and which pub they'll have a pint at after work."
That's the problem, the overhead of living is difficult and distracting enough that the average person hasn't the time or commitment. In the past, there were fewer issues and lines were less blurred which helped waivers make up their minds.
Remember, distracting the masses isn't new, Emperor Vespasian built the Colosseum to distract Rome's population from troubles—grain shortages, etc.
That's the problem, the overhead of living is difficult and distracting enough that the average person hasn't the time or commitment. In the past, there were fewer issues and lines were less blurred which helped waivers make up their minds.
Remember, distracting the masses isn't new, Emperor Vespasian built the Colosseum to distract Rome's population from troubles—grain shortages, etc.