“An Orwell-style totalitarian state is inevitable with modern technology”
Agree
- Surveillance tech already exists
- Governments always want more control
- Social media enables thought control
- Digital currency tracks everything
- China proves it's possible
Disagree
- Democracy has safeguards against tyranny
- People resist control eventually
- Technology also empowers resistance
- Transparency prevents total control
- Human nature craves freedom
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