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While we’re at it, let’s stop crime by adding more officers, reforming the bail system, oh and also installing cameras in everyone’s bedroom. Last resorts are last resorts because …

I agree with you. If you look at its biggest sponsors, it’s apparent that social liberalism is an attempt to shore up the position of neoliberal capitalism by redirecting ire away …

While I do think this is a good idea, it may no longer be as good as it once was: https://journalrecord.com/2026/08/05/fbi-law-enforcement-tie... If you’re just an average dissiden…

Seems like you’re pushing for control over user tech here over any sort of other regulation. Other regulation which would be much simpler to coordinate and which wouldn’t infringe …

But citizens’ bodies are property of the state — there is no implied right to that repair. They may make a mistake and further damage state property. We don’t allow people to repai…

Exactly. Rather than passing laws to require a non-digital option for these things, we should make sure that devices are locked down and controlled against users (aka hapless idiot…

But that’s what’s happening now. The new generations in the developed world are not reproducing, so they will not have descendants. Unless something changes, the culture will be re…

Exactly, which is why we shouldn’t be allowing user “software installs” on any device, not just phones. The world would be a lot better if all tech were fully locked down, “freedom…

I think there’s probably others reading too.

I know, right! Here’s hoping we have many more restrictions in the future.

Glad you agree that it’s simply impossible to protect most people and have freedom. Hopefully we can extend this approach to other areas of life soon. “Freedom” is overrated anyway…

You’re precisely right, and of course there’s no possible way on Earth that we could create a safe way to allow users to install apps outside of the blessed path. No matter how man…

Obviously the solution is to restrict the stores to a small, government-licensed list of apps that are known to be safe and regulated.

Correct. As a side benefit we can restrict users from installing applications that go against other societal interests, like apps that allow unrestricted communications. The framew…

Exactly, and it’s impossible to regulate those business practices! Don’t even try! Better to limit what people can do on their own computing devices, or better yet remove that owne…

Exactly, computers should only be allowed to do what expert gatekeepers deem safe. There is no possible way to allow competent users to bypass this. Even if they had to go submit a…

But if you allow users to have freedom, grandma will get hacked! We should all be told what to do and where to go and rely on gatekeepers for permission, for safety. (And no, of co…

A people that will not or cannot reproduce itself must eventually step aside for a people that will. Those who govern us see us as an economic zone to exploit, so perpetuating core…

That’s typically how you show that something is vulnerable before it becomes a real problem. I mean, criticize the headline if you want, but this is pretty standard reporting for t…

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In Beijing robberies are 0.55 per 1,000. In Taipei it’s an unbelievable 0.0036 per 1,000, although general theft is higher at 2.12 (compared to London at 52.9). Are all these count…

Interestingly, Tokyo has a much larger population than London with a very low crime rate. I can’t find specific numbers on stolen phones (only lost phone statistics are published) …

Why compare demographics?