I see what you’re saying with your whole comment but this is a massive if. That’s literally why privacy and security advocates exist - to spread awareness and educate the masses. Not an easy task and ever changing at the same time.
And there in lies what I consider monumental idiocy. Now, I don’t mean governments can’t do good things or never solve any problems. But they work for their donors, not for the masses at large. Governments also primarily exist to take care of its national interests, not its citizens necessarily. And knowing all that we know about our modern history when it comes to governance of different peoples in different times in said modern history, it’s indeed foolish to assume the government truly has the right political will to do what’s necessary to improve as many lives as possible with each decision (which in and of itself is not always the best way to go but that’s another discussion).
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But I do agree with what you’re saying for the most part.