My take: we've asked the state to supplant the good part of old support networks (economic and social support through welfare), and hoped it wouldn't do what we didn't like about those support networks (enforce social conformity, now with networked computers). Turns out the state likes power and will take over all available mechanisms if we let it! Why are we perpetually surprised
My take: we've asked the state to supplant the good part of old support networks (economic and social support through welfare), and hoped it wouldn't do what we didn't like about those support networks (enforce social conformity, now with networked computers). Turns out the state likes power and will take over all available mechanisms if we let it! Why are we perpetually surprised