i feel just a little bad for the Astronomer Affair people
at this point they should just lean into it and get married and become Instagram influencers
but the whole thing underscores how the pervasiveness of cameras has killed any concept of privacy. indeed, i donβt think younger generations at all appreciate or even expect privacy any longer. boiled alive, if you will
and youβre not ready for a world where anyone can run AI models which do facial recognition 24/7
nation-states already have this and the ID database ofc
private companies have it too, but not clear they use it like this yet- at least not publicly
soon, they will all collect and sell your physical data. they will track what shops you go to, what you buy, how long you spend looking at items, etc.
go to East Asia. cameras are EVERYWHERE already
knowing where you are and who youβre with is the simple stuff
Gm @ripcache squad
βHeaven is high and the emperor is far awayββbut not for long. AI could collapse the distance between ruler and ruled, making total surveillance possible not just in autocracies, but everywhere.
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