[jsonne]

I think it was Antonio Garcia Martinez where I read some content he made that drew a bunch of parallels to the US as very similar to LATAM in a lot of ways. I was fortunate enough to spend some time doing the digital nomad thing in Panama and personal security is way more explicit in places like that. Barbed wire around houses, big security systems, armored vehicles, etc. etc. because people didn't particularly trust the government to take great care of them. I some of these things happening in the US and its a bit concerning. I often and harshly criticize the police but they have a lot more accountability than a private security detail does. Feels like as a society we are making decisions taking us down a path of low trust and more violence. I don't pretend to know the answer though.

[trabant00]

> I often and harshly criticize the police but they have a lot more accountability than a private security detail

Maybe you should reflect on your police position then. Try to compare them to real alternatives, not with an ideal.

[CydeWeys]

The linked website isn't real. NYC is very safe and doesn't remotely need this level for security for 99.9999% of people.

[jsonne]

I'm aware this is a joke and also am aware that NYC is largely safe. It clearly struck a nerve however and I think thats for a reason which is things are heading that way generally.

[corporate_law]

who says this is a joke?

[CydeWeys]

Well "joke" may not exactly be the right word since it's not actually funny, so how about "satire"? The point is, it's definitely not REAL.