[fatherzine]

Of course recordings are to be used against those that threaten the people in power, while those in power enjoy a cone of silence. Same as it ever was.

Power is silencing other people. Follows from the problem of coordinated action. Foundation of asymmetric law enforcement, a cornerstone of tyranny. Even in a society ostensibly governed by the "rule of law".

What's new is how concentrated the reins of power have become. Paradoxically, could lead to a period of major instability. The year of four emperors.