On Wed, 2 Dec 2020 06:57:20 -0500 Karl <gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, at the start a transistor was just a doped crystal that couldn't turn your poodle into a trojan on its own.
I hear amazon is selling their latest brain implant for poodles at a discount! Some list members are buying a few. (non) joking aside, transistors have always been 'cutting edge' 'technology'.
bottom line : technical garbage was always and still is controlled by the enemy.
Conflict is the enemy. Its parts include censorship, ignorance, and reputation.
There is conflict when people try to resist oppresion, so conflict isn't an inherently bad thing.
Around 2014 I ran into a use of human trafficking by law enforcement and something else, to manipulate activists and harm their communities.
'human trafficking' you mean kidnapping people and putting them in jail?
I experienced extensive torture and brainwashing to force me into silence.
I am still re-experiencing that.