tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post6967560140056856316..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: 1984 and its predictions that are slowly becoming true-Section 8Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-46828021121232981912017-04-24T14:05:30.124-05:002017-04-24T14:05:30.124-05:00"I wonder if George Orwell saw the technologi..."I wonder if George Orwell saw the technologies that were being developed at the time and knew that they would eventually be used for an invasion of privacy." Probably not. But he did see authoritarian humans lusting greedily for money and power, exploiting the primitive technologies of the time. It was a prescient but not implausible projection. Now we have to figure out how to use technology to preserve, not hinder freedom. It starts at the ballot box.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.com