1. We make accessing and using the data domestically the biggest punishable crime in the land.
2. Parallel construction relies on creating a believable narrative. As such we become suspicious of chance occurrences within those narratives. And as soon as someone screws up the story, we hit them with #1 so hard everyone else freaks.
I'm struggling with why you don't open arms embrace the Gen-X / Gen Y's actual attitude towards a government that can grab any of them and shame them into compliance is the moral voting decision.
There is an actual synthesis available, the state collects all kinds of data, but it cannot be used against its citizens.
Using any that data to help solve ANY domestic crime becomes the greater crime - it is traitorous for any public employee to do so. We have a long legal history or fruit of the poisoned tree, Gen X / Gen Y can simply ensure PRISM and its ilk - we save and extend that, and harshly punish a few civil servants.
Lesson taught.
Its similar to the militarization of the police. Why not expect and cheer Gen Y / Gen X to say out loud, "we don't care if more cops die because they have only a vest"?
Why not expect and cheer, the total destruction of the bureaucracy your work pillories?
Why valorize the near criminal firm behavior the 40 year s and a watch created?
I'm Gen X and I'm totally comfy with the idea of a state that has to rebuild itself around 1M Snowdens ready to heroically crush state malfeasance for $, fame, or patriotism.
It dawns on me you aren't a fan of Nassim Taleb.
I prefer my sci-fi writers to be dedicated libertarians. So maybe, if you aren't, don't publicize it.
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