Those humans who have an overwhelming need to have power over others---to be in charge and endlessly decide what's best for everyone---appear in the population as a regular thing. Like eye color or blood type. They always have, and always will.
Naturally, they use whatever tools are available to satisfy that need.
For all of human history until recently the ultimate tool was physical. Armies, navies, and police forces with clanky, bangy weapons. "Do what we say or we will kill you."
Today, nothing like that is necessary. All they need is "informer-grade" personal information and a way to force compliance based on what that information shows them.
A way that is stupid-easy because it's another facet of the same digital construct: The control of money. "Do what we say or you will be erased. Made into an electronic black hole. Your accounts will be zeroed, attempted purchases will be blocked, and attempts to communicate will be blocked. And the penalty for anyone who tries to assist you black-market-style is THEY will be erased."
Sounds like a science fiction movie, doesn't it?
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The most outrageous intrusion and control Orwell could imagine was a TV screen that looked back at you, spy helicopters that peeked in windows, your friends' children watching you, and newspaper stories being pasted over.
The most outrageous intrusion and control Hitler and Stalin could imagine was an embedded network of organized human spies. A network that ran on paper records.
You do the math.
(Digital oversight and control are not just theoretical, btw. Implementation is well underway in Asia. It's called the Social Credit System. The best part? Much of it was initially developed and coded by Google.)
www.lbc.co.uk
