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Remember when technology was going to liberate the common man? It turns out the tyrants are almost always in a better position to use it for tyranny.

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Eh, they cant control messages as well. Communication worldwide is easier than ever.

But yes, weapons are stronger too.

Things aren't black and white.

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> Eh, they cant control messages as well. Communication worldwide is easier than ever.

They totally can (see China, People's Republic Of), it's just in many places the authorities have not yet chosen to.

It's pure fantasy to think you'll be able to run around an resist (or even just ignore) Big Brother with a cell phone running Signal.

Computer technology has an asymmetry that, despite 90s-era propaganda, actually favors the tyrants. It's time we acknowledge that.

> But yes, weapons are stronger too.

Not in any way that's meaningful when discussing tyranny.