- write software "we can't control"
- governments mandate they have more control so they can take the blame
- have even more control over users
- abuse that power
- profit
this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2026
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Somehow it's acceptable because a computer is involved. Imagine if the powers that be chose a physical method of obfuscation. Like, what if they said "we've decided you can only get this benefit you're entitled to after flipping a coin to heads.
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Well this isn't dystopian or anything.
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We are so fucked.