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by unethical_ban 55 days ago
People got to Oregon in the 1800s on wagons, I don't think cars will revolutionize personal travel.

Having infinite, instantaneous, amoral agents of the state analyzing video for patterns - some of which humans can't immediately notice - will revolutionize government oppression.

And just because NK can already do oppression with a heavy hand doesn't mean western countries won't up their game with more subtlety.