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by wyclif 4106 days ago
I'm a child of the 80s and I always went for option #4.
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Well option #1 and #2 are untenable and result from uninformed naivete or deliberate head-in-sandism. You could rationally go for option #3 but you'd be rooting for the dark side. Cheers.
I personally consider myself part of the alternative right, but my views are overall fairly mainstream. I fall into #3 not because I'm part of some "dark side" but because I think both big government and big tech largely do what they claim to, and the negative side effects are exaggerated.

I am very wary of "X always ends up as Y" arguments. If you don't like big companies abusing power, then close the loopholes or break them up (though I much prefer the former). If you don't like big government abusing citizens, then change the laws to limit government.

I like big government because they really do tend to work towards the public good. Look at healthcare or welfare in Australia for an example. I like big tech because they really do increase economic efficiency, and drive technology forwards.

I think as poorly of the conspiratorial thinking of #4's as they do of the "dark side".