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Something to understand about Hong Kong is, it's using all the "modern" riot "control" techniques.
Not only have they failed, the riots are continuing in part *because of the techniques used*. They have undermined the core principle of control; de-escalation.
Not only have they failed, the riots are continuing in part *because of the techniques used*. They have undermined the core principle of control; de-escalation.
Modern surveillance tech Is escalation. It's a threat in and of itself. To use it to attempt to quell unrest misses the simple fact that it causes it.
What now occurs in Hong Kong will be a trial by fire, and the tech and data driven solution is failing in the worst way it can.
What now occurs in Hong Kong will be a trial by fire, and the tech and data driven solution is failing in the worst way it can.
The original matter is settled. The law has been withdrawn. But the nature of the response is now itself the fuel for ongoing protest.
Capitalistic surveillance is a failure as a product. It will continue to be used because it's profitable.
Capitalistic surveillance is a failure as a product. It will continue to be used because it's profitable.
Continued use will lead to increased repression as the product is pushed despite its obvious failure and authoritarianism will be empowered into full fascism.
Support the rioters. Listen to their demands. They are the front of a worldwide cultural war.
Support the rioters. Listen to their demands. They are the front of a worldwide cultural war.
