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shit_gametoday at 9:52 AM2 repliesview on HN

People could return to burning down enterprises that they find unsavory or detrimental to society, such as they did during the industrial revolution, but this is problematic in that it's violent and not something the modern person often considers as viable. A part of why people consider this unviable now is in-part due to the consequences of these surveilance technologies. It's difficult to accomplish a revolution when everyone is being spied on all the time.


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type0today at 10:16 AM

“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on”

- Larry Ellison (Oracle Corporation)

intendedtoday at 11:33 AM

The shortest path answer is a bit too caveman-esque to survive its application to reality.

That said, I think there is a lot of appeal to go hunting for firms, since it really feels like corporations and their owners are engaging in predatory behavior as opposed to customer centric behavior.