In the second sentence of your post which directly advocates socialism, you state:
Then the state doesn't need to snoop.
You do understand how socialism works, right?
Given the power, the state will ALWAYS snoop. Socialism just gives the state all the more reasons and power to do so as we surrender personal responsibility in the name of comfort and safety to the foxes who would rule the hen house.
... then location information. And if location information, then a wealth of information about everything from various preferences to religious practices to social life.
I guess that the best one can hope for now is that one has a good owner.
Never understood, or didn't want to acknowledge that maybe the multitude of people who have shared the experience of NDE's might have caught a glimpse of something that your worldview doesn't care to accept?
The Bill of Rights simply limits the government's rights to take away negative rights (that is, those rights that exist naturally but can be only taken away, such as speech, as opposed to positive rights, which can be only given, such as say medical care).
However, the idea of the Bill of Rights, the worldview that created and sustained it, was far more than the limited powers of that document to reign in government. It was this idea, this dream lived out, that we all shared a society where one could speak one's mind. Folks might not like it, but it was a common thing to say, "Well, you're an idiot, but it's a free country. Have at it." No one says "it's a free country anymore" not because of government limitations but because we don't share that worldview anymore.
With all of this said, I also think that there is an argument to be made with regards to what comprises the public square. Specifically, that a handful of websites have become the public square. We use the phrase "public square" because back in the day, that was the place where one had a decent chance of being heard. We don't talk about "Farmer John's Remote Back Pasture" because (like starting your own website), no one would hear anything that one had to say there. Yet, our modern day public square is privately owned. Therefore, it may be that a serious look needs be taken at how we manage and give ownership to our public squares.
I think it is worth considering the other side of the coin here, though.
The 'net isn't what it was back in the days when we read usenet with tin. It has become massively centralized, and controlled by a very small number of corporations. To a great many people, the 'net IS Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google.
As a result, for all intents and purposes, they are the public square. It may be a privately owned public square, but it is the public square. It's not like protesting with a sign in a private mall; there literally is no other place on the Internet where one can have a reasonable expectation of being heard than the "primary set" of platforms.
So, while yes, these are privately owned platforms, they have also been allowed an unprecedented amount of power over information, thought, and speech. I think that we need to be very careful about giving them carte blanche to silence voices and thoughts that those who control these entities do not agree with.
Can't tell if this is trolling or simple ignorance.
At Amazon, you are in communication at pretty much all times. And you'd best be able to log on regardless of your location or the time of day or whether you're the on-call or not.
Same is true for other on-lines, though, none seem to be quite as aggressive as Amazon is.
Slashdot Mirror
You'll need a robot-you to answer all the texts from all your friend's robot-texters!
Report No Evil.
The thought occurs that if there were free form comments, one might write, "High level of activity. In fact, getting ****ed right now!"
Wait, wut?
In the second sentence of your post which directly advocates socialism, you state:
Then the state doesn't need to snoop.
You do understand how socialism works, right?
Given the power, the state will ALWAYS snoop. Socialism just gives the state all the more reasons and power to do so as we surrender personal responsibility in the name of comfort and safety to the foxes who would rule the hen house.
... then location information. And if location information, then a wealth of information about everything from various preferences to religious practices to social life.
I guess that the best one can hope for now is that one has a good owner.
So, I supposes you probably don't want to know about Tidal Ticks, Blue Water Bed Bugs, or Saltwater Roaches?
Perhaps there is a wider market for well fed predictive models on people that goes beyond the advertising domain...
I didn't read at all. A friend said I could get free stuff. Where do I sign up?
Click like for bug, heart for backdoor!
.... is rename themselves TicketParent, and all will be forgiven by us, the TicketChildren, I'm sure.
For those who can't see past the paywall, there are some pretty good images of the road sections here.
This technology isn't for you use.
This technology is to use you.
... does it really exist?
Customer.
Never understood, or didn't want to acknowledge that maybe the multitude of people who have shared the experience of NDE's might have caught a glimpse of something that your worldview doesn't care to accept?
The Bill of Rights simply limits the government's rights to take away negative rights (that is, those rights that exist naturally but can be only taken away, such as speech, as opposed to positive rights, which can be only given, such as say medical care).
However, the idea of the Bill of Rights, the worldview that created and sustained it, was far more than the limited powers of that document to reign in government. It was this idea, this dream lived out, that we all shared a society where one could speak one's mind. Folks might not like it, but it was a common thing to say, "Well, you're an idiot, but it's a free country. Have at it." No one says "it's a free country anymore" not because of government limitations but because we don't share that worldview anymore.
With all of this said, I also think that there is an argument to be made with regards to what comprises the public square. Specifically, that a handful of websites have become the public square. We use the phrase "public square" because back in the day, that was the place where one had a decent chance of being heard. We don't talk about "Farmer John's Remote Back Pasture" because (like starting your own website), no one would hear anything that one had to say there. Yet, our modern day public square is privately owned. Therefore, it may be that a serious look needs be taken at how we manage and give ownership to our public squares.
Americans Don't Think the Platforms Are Doing Enough To Remove Worldviews Contrary To Their Own
would work. As would:
Americans Are Over The Whole Bill Of Rights Thing, Want To Feel Warm, Fuzzy, And Safe.
All websites are equal. Of course, some are created more equal than others...
... or people could just use other parts of the Internet.
"Why do you need to be in the public square when there's this back alley available to you?"
I think it is worth considering the other side of the coin here, though.
The 'net isn't what it was back in the days when we read usenet with tin. It has become massively centralized, and controlled by a very small number of corporations. To a great many people, the 'net IS Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google.
As a result, for all intents and purposes, they are the public square. It may be a privately owned public square, but it is the public square. It's not like protesting with a sign in a private mall; there literally is no other place on the Internet where one can have a reasonable expectation of being heard than the "primary set" of platforms.
So, while yes, these are privately owned platforms, they have also been allowed an unprecedented amount of power over information, thought, and speech. I think that we need to be very careful about giving them carte blanche to silence voices and thoughts that those who control these entities do not agree with.
Bwahahaha!
Can't tell if this is trolling or simple ignorance.
At Amazon, you are in communication at pretty much all times. And you'd best be able to log on regardless of your location or the time of day or whether you're the on-call or not.
Same is true for other on-lines, though, none seem to be quite as aggressive as Amazon is.
You can only buy water bundled with wetness.
Water Is Wet!
Hotel-California-Book
You can check in, but you can never check out.
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.