• birdcat@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    And how it’s already here.

    I generally have a lot of admiration for the Chinese model of fighting terrorism, but such an overreliance on these technologies will most likely lead to a stressful climate of general distrust and paranoia; peaceful, dissident and terrorism-free society, but dead inside.

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      1 year ago

      Disneyland with the death penalty is the Singapore vibes per a famous journalist article. Is this what you mean by dead inside?

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        1 year ago

        lol, painfully great expression. richest country in SEA, but be damned if you enjoy chewing gum or want to try weed once 🥲