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think wikipedia, bittorrent, linux, ect ect
Certainly
so why couldnt it be used for governments too
where no government exists because the people self manage themselves through technology
I think that something like Bittorent which allows people to share files is different from the exercise of power
well duh, one's a file sharing site
but the fact is, it exists and thrives without leadership, without central authority, and its actually better for it
Sure
It's also used for sharing terrible content like child porn
true, but that is the price to pay
computers in general are used to share cp
should we ban computers?
thats a fallacy i often see, blaming the tool for the issue and not the core problem
As far as I'm concerned, giving up certain freedoms in exchange for other freedoms is a worthy trade
knives kill people, but they also prepare food
you assume that giving these freedoms up would solve the issue
thats what most people dont get, even if you track and watch everybody, people will still get through the cracks
no system is perfect
encryption is already out there, you can backdoor and break every social media and platform, hackers will just find others
its a game of infinite whackamole, and youre willing to sacrifice your freedoms for that loosing battle
We still put locks on our doors even though it takes one rock to smash a window
We have security not because it'll stop every single criminal
It's a means of deterrence
It's the same reason we punish criminals
but does it work?
We want people to not want to commit crimes
most of the time, it doesnt
i mean, lets just look on the war on drugs for one example
"Most of the time"
The majority of people don't use illegal drugs
and do you really think thats because of its legality?
yea
i do
do *you* stay away from drugs because of its legality?
i don't but i know some people are less risky
No, I stay away from drugs because I'm deeply uncomfortable with intoxication
The point of the law isn't to catch every criminal
It's to make those who would otherwise do it consequence-free think again
and is that worth paying the price for your freedom?
and thats just when you have a system that works *right*