MF -p.154 (ch.37).... FINAL REPORT PRESENTATIONS continue: Gary, Tom, Conor...
- "You can hide but you can't run." 105 Are we already a maximum-surveillance society? Is privacy a quaint concept of the past? Is anyplace truly off-grid?
- What do you think of covert "black wing" operations? 109 Are they a threat to democracy, a lifesaver for civilization, or as prevalent as KSR implies? Are they the Insider mirror of ecoterrorism? Are they "uncatchable"?
- Are there really Tzadikim Nistarium, anonymous ordinary heroes who "keep the world from falling apart"? 118 How do we distinguish the righteous from the self-righteous?
- Does subglacial pumping sound likely to return ice-melt to its old speed? Or is it a silver bullet that fails to address the bigger problem? 121-2
- Does periodizing remind you that things are always changing, or does it delude us into thinking that our present time is locked in? 123
- Are you oddly-comforted by the thought that "we are all definitely always falling apart"? 124
- Would Wendell Berry agree that "a return to local knowledge and local ownership" leads to political power? 126 Do you?
- Are we wrong to discount future generations? 129-133
- What do you think of the Children of Kali and their regard for "collateral damage" and "integrated pest management"? 136, 141
- How close are we to recognizing that the cost of losing sea ice far outweighs the financial cost of avoiding it? 148
"Preserving the future of humanity is among the
most important problems that we currently face."
"You can hide but you can't run." 105 Are we already a maximum-surveillance society? Is privacy a quaint concept of the past? Is anyplace truly off-grid?
ReplyDeleteBetween phones, computers, and high crime rates, most places are at high or maximum surveillance. Nowadays, people have ring cameras, tracking apps, and if you've every had any online presence, government intelligence can find it with ease. I feel like in our society, sure you could live off grid, but if ever you visit town or travel you will be caught on security cameras and can have your activity tracked. Likewise, with the use of debit and credit cards, location and spending activity can also be tracked. I don't doubt that people want their privacy but at the same time I think societally we are conditioned to want safety nets, hence things like ring cameras. Maybe in areas with an enriched sense of community things would be different, but most places are nowhere near that.