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May 11 • 5 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
'3 Ways to Limit Government Surveillance' 👀
How do we maintain balance and order in a world of increasing surveillance technology?

*Notes from a live conversation between Yuval Noah Harari & Sapienship Youth
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1. If you collect information on me it should be used to help me, not manipulate me.

Example: When providing health care, a doctor is obligated to use the collected data to help the patient; not for manipulation or reselling.
2. Never allow all the data to
be concentrated in one place.

Data is power and power requires a system of checks and balances to ensure it's being used responsibly.
3. When increasing top-down surveillance you must also increase bottom-up.

'If the government knows more about me, I should be able to know more about them.'
For more lessons and discussions around the topic, check out: bit.ly/ynhyouth

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Jan 21, 2022
Climate change is scary, but we can’t afford to succumb to defeatism.

If politicians invest just an extra 2% of Global GDP in developing eco-friendly technologies, like solar & wind power, we could shield the world’s developing nations from worsening storms, floods & droughts.
Currently, governments are failing to collect huge sums of money that are hidden away in tax havens by corporations and wealthy individuals. Every 4 years, the equivalent of 2% of annual Global GDP is lost through tax evasion.
So even if we need to impose some new taxes in the future – why not start with collecting the old ones?
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Shifting 2% of the budget from here to there is what politicians do all the time. So we should pressure them to just do their job.
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Jan 20, 2022
In 2020, 2% of Global GDP was US$1.7 Trillion. That sounds like a lot of money, but it’s a small slice of the pie.
If politicians invest an additional 2% of Global GDP in clean energy, this would be enough to prevent the most catastrophic climate change scenarios.
Here’s another example to show why there’s room for optimism about our future:
Based on the current price of rainforest land in South America, a one-time donation of 1% of annual Global GDP would let local conservationists turn the entire Amazon into a protected nature reserve.
To put that price in context: 1% of Global GDP is what governments currently spend in under 2 years on direct subsidies for fossil fuels.
Yep – every 3.5 years governments write a cheque for 2% of Global GDP & gift it to the fossil fuel industry, in the form of direct subsidies.
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Jan 19, 2022
It’s easy to get pessimistic about ecological collapse and its complex challenges. But when you dig into the numbers, a different story emerges. It turns out that if humanity invests an extra 2% of Global GDP in developing eco-friendly technologies and infrastructure every year… ImageImageImageImage
…this would be enough to prevent catastrophic climate change. That’s less than what politicians spent on the military in 2020. And it’s the annual investment that can get us to a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.
This week, I’ll be sharing additional examples of what we could achieve with an extra 2% of Global GDP, versus where the money is currently going.

Shifting 2% of the budget from here to there is what politicians do all the time. So we should pressure them to just do their job.
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