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From tourist point of view UK felt to me like a police state, and I'm leaning more towards the former view. Cameras everywhere, non-stop reminders that you're being watched, being tracked everywhere(including which train car you're in now), constant reminders about possible dangerous bags being left alone etc. Tracking would feel helpful and useful, if not for constant oppressive reminders that "Bad Thing could happe…
> Whole trip felt more like what i would imagine visit to mainland China would be like rather than a trip to a free western country. Have you ever been to mainland China? I've lived in both places and honestly, day-to-day life in major Chinese cities often feels more "free" in practical ways - safer, cleaner, more technologically convenient. What is freedom really? In Shanghai or Shenzhen, I can walk out at 3am to ge…
Re: VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in
#1001I can also do that in Berlin, and yet, surveillance cameras in public space are illegal (the go-to-prison kind of illegal). And yet people are crying about how it's unsafe because of all the immigrants.