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Democracyinkind

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5. I disagree.

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 07:55 AM

Jun 2013

It is a question of civic vs. corporate and governmental interest. Only because our society shamelessly accepts the latter as "natural" and the former as "optional" does it seem impossible.

And yes, I agree that privacy in technology can always be overcome. A determined hacker will always get what he wants. This does not negate my argument. Philosophically speaking, this is argument is just a modulation of the arument from amoralism in ethics. I don't think this negates the first sentence in this post.

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We had a choice between technology and privacy... We chose technology. [View all] reformist2 Jun 2013 OP

As if it was a dichotomy Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1

I honestly think most people -especially the younger generations- don't care. randome Jun 2013 #2

Oh I agree. Generally, we do not care. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #3

We could have near zero unemployment, too. Hell, we could have Utopia on Earth if we truly wanted. randome Jun 2013 #7

Off topic Bosso 63 Jun 2013 #12

No, we can't have both. reformist2 Jun 2013 #4

I disagree. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #5

Not going to have only the best of both worlds The2ndWheel Jun 2013 #13

Bullshit. LAGC Jun 2013 #6

Cryptography and anonymous networks? Ha! Skidmore Jun 2013 #8

Unfortunately a lot of people have made that choice in a state of ignorance. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #9

At least we can say they're not ignorant anymore. reformist2 Jun 2013 #10

Well, I'd say that one potential excuse for ignorance has been removed. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #14

Fear won, not technology Bragi Jun 2013 #11

What a crappy argument me b zola Jun 2013 #15