At this point I think the cat is out of the bag. The internet isn’t private anymore. At the same time I question what happens if we start to self censor. On one hand I think it keeps a person safe, on the other hand I think it could just start to let authoritarian or fascists take a stronger hold when they’re the loudest voices.
I mean, you can still be anonymous, but it’s mildly technical and a lot of extra work.
Most people won’t bother, though, you’re right. And that’s not great, although not different from before the internet, but then again a system like this is a lot cheaper than a human Stasi agent which is scary.
At this point I think the cat is out of the bag. The internet isn’t private anymore. At the same time I question what happens if we start to self censor. On one hand I think it keeps a person safe, on the other hand I think it could just start to let authoritarian or fascists take a stronger hold when they’re the loudest voices.
I mean, you can still be anonymous, but it’s mildly technical and a lot of extra work.
Most people won’t bother, though, you’re right. And that’s not great, although not different from before the internet, but then again a system like this is a lot cheaper than a human Stasi agent which is scary.