I also think we can expect that things which are today 100% legal, like free software on hardware under the user's control, will be targeted too. In this area I expect anti-gun-like retoric: "with so many important aspects of society happening online, we cannot allow potential criminals and terrorists access to tools that can do so much damage". (~)
The future was supposed to be amazing. What happened?
(~) I finally see the pro gun rights people's point of view. I'm disappointed in myself that it took a "me-relevant" analogy for me to understand.
Perhaps we as a community need to dig our well before we're thirsty and start putting tech-literate, sane-minded, ethical politicians in the seat of power before the new batch of liars and crazies get there. After all, the media is the driving force behind it and we're able to harness online media channels that're rapidly becoming more relevant than the traditional broadcast media platforms of yesterday.
>The future was supposed to be amazing. What happened?
People didn't care about politics. That's what happened. Politics is about who gets to decide how this future gonna be.
You can build all the flying cars and robots you want as a scientist, but if you don't try to influence politics (and not just by voting every 4 years or "writing to your senator"), you can still end up a slave.
The future was supposed to be amazing. What happened?
(~) I finally see the pro gun rights people's point of view. I'm disappointed in myself that it took a "me-relevant" analogy for me to understand.