Comment on If most of us believe what we're told, if we are obedient that way, and keep an eye on our possibly-deviant neighbors, and those neighbors know that they are being watched, that's good enough.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
Good enough for a dystopian nightmare
Yeah but it’s an efficient, smooth-running dystopian nightmare
… Are you arguing for or against things getting worse?
I am describing a minimal-effort dystopian nightmare. You trick the serfs into oppressing themselves. Much cheaper than a panopticon.
rainrain@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Yeah but it’s an efficient, smooth-running dystopian nightmare
fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
… Are you arguing for or against things getting worse?
rainrain@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I am describing a minimal-effort dystopian nightmare. You trick the serfs into oppressing themselves. Much cheaper than a panopticon.